Table 2.
Type of Infections Driving Antibiotic Prescriptions for Treatment of Infections, by Unit Type (n = 6585)
| MS-ICU, n = 4399, No. (%) |
Gral-Ward, n = 2186, No. (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Community-acquired infections | 1476 (34) | 1182 (54) |
| Hospital-acquired infections | 2476 (56) | 730 (33) |
| • Surgical site infection | 399 (16) | 210 (29) |
| • Hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection | 49 (2) | 44 (6) |
| • Device-associated hospital-acquired infection | 897 (36) | 96 (13) |
| o Catheter-associated urinary tract infection | 89 (4) | 37 (5) |
| o Catheter-related bloodstream infection | 226 (9) | 51 (7) |
| o Ventilator-associated pneumonia | 582 (23) | 8 (1) |
| • Nondevice hospital-acquired infection | 1002 (40) | 338 (46) |
| • Other | 136 (5) | 42 (6) |
| Unknown/other | 447 (10) | 274 (12) |
Abbreviations: Gral, general; ICU, intensive care unit; MS, medical–surgical.