TABLE 4.
Central venous catheter (CVC)-associated rate of bloodstream infections (BSIs)
| Type of ICU | Number | Rate using CVCs | Rate using patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate/1000 | Rate/100 | Rate/1000 | Rate/100 | ||
| of BSIs | CVC days | CVCs | enrollment days | patients | |
| Adult | 107 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 6.8 |
| Neonatal | |||||
| Birthweight, g | |||||
| <1000 | 27 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 15.9 |
| 1001–1500 | 7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| 1501–2500 | 6 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 |
| >2500 | 20 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 |
| Total | 60 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 9.6 |
| Pediatric | 15 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| Total | 182 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Burn* | 6 | 16.1 | 11.1 | 16.7 | 25.0 |
*
Includes patients admitted to adult, neonatal and pediatric intensive care units (ICUs)