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. 2023 Aug 24;22:77. doi: 10.1186/s12941-023-00625-8

Table 2.

Bacterial HAIs in ICU and non-ICU settings at UHK

Bacterial HAIs ICU Non-ICU
N % N %
 PNA 103 46.2 7 10.1
 UTI 73 33.0 48 69.9
 BSI 41 18.8 9 13.2
 Others 6 3.8 5 7.2
Total 223 100.0 69 100.0
 Bacterial HAI, incidence % 13.8% 5.7%
 Bacterial HAI, incidence, per 1000pds 11.9 3.0
XDR prevalence** % %
 PNA 39 27.5 1 12.5
 UTI 19 20.7 8 14.3
 BSI 6 12.8 1 10.0
 Others 1 14.3 2 28.0
Total 65 22.6 12 14.8
Prevalence of specific resistance mechanisms % %
 MRSA, N = 6 13% 40%
 VRE, N = 16 26% 25%
 KPC, N = 5 10% 14%
 OXA-48, N = 1 2% 0.0%
 MBL*, N = 0 0.0% 0.0%
 CR-A. baumannii, N = 52 93% 0.0%
Incidence rate of specific resistance mechanisms per 10,000 hospitalizations per 10,000 hospitalizations
 CR Enterobacteriaceae 37.2 8.3
 CR A. baumannii 359.7 8.3

Legend: BSI: bloodstream infection; CR: carbapenem resistance; HAI: healthcare-associated infections; ICU: intensive care unit; KPC: Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing bacteria; MBL: metallo-β-lactamase; MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; OXA-48: OXA-48-type carbapenemases; pds: patient days; PNA: pneumonia; UTI: urinary tract infection; VRE: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus; XDR: extensively drug-resistant; UHK: University Hospital in Krakow

*Evaluated only for E. coli, K. pneumoniae

**Calculated as: (No of XDR-HAI/all HAIs) *100