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. 2023 Jul 13;28(28):2300328. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.28.2300328

Table 2. Urokinase exposure attack rates, Ralstonia mannitolilytica bloodstream infection outbreak in haemodialysis patients with CVC, four hospitals in north-eastern Italy, January–April 2023 (n = 178).

Hospital Exposed to urokinasea
Cases Total AR (95% CI)
A 13 33 39% (22.9–57–4)
B 2 7 29% (3.7–71.0)
C 3 8 38% (8.5–75.6)
D 2 11 18% (2.3–51.8)
Overall 20 59 34% (22.1–47.4)

CI: confidence interval; AR: attack rate.

a Urokinase exposure corresponds to ≥ 1 exposure events to contaminated or non-contaminated urokinase solution.

95% CI were calculated using exact methods.