Table 4.

Descriptions of patients with clinical and laboratory diagnosis of HCAIs admitted in medical wards at BMC

Sex	Age	Mobility	Reason for admission	Invasive device	Underlying disease	Clinical HCAI	Antibiotic use	Lab culture results	Organism isolated	Length	Status
Male	47	Bedridden	Dyspnoea	Canula, urinary catheter	CCF, DCM	CLABSI	Ceftriaxone	Negative	NA	19	Alive
Female	63	Wheelchair	Lower back pain	Canula, urinary catheter	MM	CAUTI	Metronidazole	Negative	NA	15	Alive
Female	58	Ambulant	Epigastric pain	Canula, urinary catheter	PUD	CAUTI	Metronidazole	Negative	NA	8	Alive
Female	58	Wheelchair	Hemiplegia	Canula, urinary catheter	Stroke	CAUTI	No	Negative	NA	15	Alive
Male	62	Bedridden	Hemiplegia	Canula, urinary catheter	Stroke	CLABSI	No	Negative	NA	20	Alive
Female	70	Ambulant	GBW	Canula	Anaemia	Enteritis	No	Negative	NA	16	Alive
Female	68	Wheelchair	DIB, Anasarca	Canula, urinary catheter	CCF	CAUTI	No	Positive	E. coli and P. aeruginosa	13	Alive
Female	63	Wheelchair	Anuria	Hemodialysis catheter	ESRD	CLABSI	No	Positive	S. aureus	14	Alive
Male	78	Bedridden	Aphasia	Canula, urinary catheter	Stroke	CAUTI	No	Negative	NA	17	Alive
Male	56	Ambulant	Hematemesis	Canula	UGIB, VARICES	CAUTI	No	Negative	NA	12	Alive
Male	80	Bedridden	Paraplegia	Canula, urinary catheter	MM	CAUTI	No	Positive	Acinetobacter spp	13	Alive
Male	59	Wheelchair	Jaundice	Canula	HCC, PHTN, HEP B	RTI	No	Positive	S. pyogenes	15	Alive
Male	62	Wheelchair	Confusion	Hemodialysis catheter	ESRD	CLABSI	No	Negative	NA	15	Alive
Male	59	Bedridden	Abdominal distention	Canula	PHTN	CLABSI	No	Negative	NA	14	Alive
Female	50	Wheelchair	Headache	Canula	HTN	CLABSI	No	Negative	NA	11	Alive
Female	38	Wheelchair	Confusion	Hemodialysis catheter	Electrolyte imbalance	CLABSI	Cirofloxacin	Negative	NA	13	Died
Female	65	Bedridden	GBW	Canula, urinary catheter	DKA, T2DM	Sepsis	Ceftriaxone	Negative	NA	13	Alive
Male	68	Bedridden	Hemiplegia	Canula, urinary catheter	Stroke	Sepsis	No	Negative	NA	11	Alive
Male	72	Wheelchair	GBW	Canula	Anaemia	CLABSI	Ceftriaxone	Negative	NA	24	Alive
Female	42	Wheelchair	Confusion	Hemodialysis catheter	Uremia	CLABSI	No	Negative	NA	14	Alive
Female	62	Wheelchair	Chest pain	Canula	ACS	Sepsis	Azithromycin	Negative	NA	15	Alive
Male	58	Bedridden	DIB, Anasarca	Canula, urinary catheter	CCF	CAUTI	No	Positive	Candida spp	16	Alive
Female	62	Bedridden	Aphasia	Canula, urinary catheter	Stroke	CAUTI	No	Positive	E. coli	11	Died
Female	25	Ambulant	Joints pain	Canula	VOC, SCD	CNSI	No	Negative	NA	14	Alive
Male	35	Wheelchair	Hematemesis	Canula	UGIB, VARICES	CLABSI	Ciprofloxacin	Negative	NA	12	Alive
Female	45	Ambulant	Epigastric pain	Canula	NON	CLABSI	No	Negative	NA	7	Alive
Female	64	Wheelchair	Confusion	Hemodialysis catheter	ESRD	CLABSI	No	Negative	NA	13	Alive
Male	72	Wheelchair	Aphasia	Canula, urinary catheter	Stroke	CAUTI	No	Negative	NA	11	Alive
Female	67	Bedridden	Hemiplegia	Canula, urinary catheter	Stroke	CAUTI	No	Positive	E. coli	11	Alive
Male	58	Wheelchair	Anuria	Hemodialysis catheter	ESRD	CLABSI	No	Positive	S. aureus	12	Alive

KEY: GBW = generalized body weakness; CAUSTI = catheter-associated urinary tract infection; CCF = congestive cardiac failure; CLABSI = central-line-associated blood-stream infection; CNSI = central nervous system infection; DCM = dilated cardiomyopathy; DIB = difficulty in breathing; DKA = diabetic ketoacidosis; ESRD = end-stage renal disease; HCC = hepatocellular carcinoma; HEP B = hepatitis B; HTN = hypertension; MM = multiple myeloma; NA = not applicable; PHTN = pulmonary hypertension; PUD = peptic ulcer disease; T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus; UGIB = upper gastrointestinal bleeding; and RTI = respiratory tract infection