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Site Variability in Cultures Performed
| Institution | # Subjects | Intubated days | # Respiratory cultures | Respiratory cultures/100 intubated days | LRI/100 intubated days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital 1 | 45 | 379 | 45 | 11.9 | 3.7 |
| Hospital 2 | 32 | 260 | 56 | 21.5 | 5.4 |
| Hospital 3 | 71 | 595 | 136 | 22.9 | 4.9 |
| Hospital 4 | 31 | 224 | 77 | 34.4 | 2.2 |
| Hospital 5 & 6* | 31 | 161 | 14 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| Hospital 7 | 13 | 96 | 19 | 19.8 | 5.2 |
| Hospital 8 | 66 | 643 | 189 | 29.4 | 4.0 |
| Overall | 289 | 2358 | 536 | 22.7 | 3.9 |
Note that hospitals 5 & 6 are part of the same institution
