Figure 3. Annual incidences of patients infected with various bacterial species.
The annual incidences of patients, as number per 1000 occupied bed days (OBD), infected with various bacterial species at (a) Bispebjerg Hospital and (b) the four control hospitals. At Bispebjerg Hospital (a), the incidence of infections decreased for ESBL/AmpC producing K. pneumoniae (p<0.001), Enterococcus sp. (p<0.0001), E. cloacae (p = 0.002), and Candida sp. (p = 0.018). The Incidences of infections with non-ESBL/AmpC K. pneumonia, ESBL/AmpC producing E. coli, S. aureus and P. aeruginosa were unchanged (p’s>0.063), and the incidence of infections increased for non-ESBL/AmpC producing E. coli (p<0.001). At the other hospitals (b) the incidence of infections with S. aureus, and Enterococus sp. increased significantly (p’s<0.015), the incidences of infections with Candida sp, ESBL/AmpC producing E. coli, non-ESBL/AmpC producing E.coli, P. aeruginosa, E. cloacae, were unchanged (p’s>0.06).