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. 2023 Dec 5;12:139. doi: 10.1186/s13756-023-01345-6

Table 3.

Clinical diagnosis and laboratory confirmed HCAI among study participants

Variables Frequency (n) Percentages (%)
Median [IQR] days to development of HCAI 7.5 [7–10] -
Types of clinical HCAIs diagnosed CLABSI 13 43.3
CAUTI 11 36.7
Others* 6 20.0
On antibiotic use during sample collection Yes 8 26.6
No 22 73.3
Laboratory confirmed HCAI Yes 8 26.7
No 22 73.3

KEY: CAUSTI = catheter-associated urinary tract infection and CLABSI = central-line-associated blood-stream infection

Others*: enteritis (n = 1), respiratory tract infection (n = 1), sepsis (n = 1) and central nervous system infection (n = 1)