Table 1. Primary and secondary variables of point-prevalence of each phase of the study.
Phase 1 | Phase 2 | p value of difference |
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95% CI | 95% CI | ||||
Point-prevalence of CDI in Greek hospitals (per 10,000 patient bed-days) | 5.6 | 3.8–8.3 | 3.9 | 2.5–6.2 | 0.111 |
Point-prevalence of diarrhea in Greek hospitals (per 10,000 patient bed-days) | 33.0 | 28.2–38.5 | 27.2 | 23.0–33.2 | 0.011 |
Proportion of CDI among patients with diarrhea in Greek hospitals (per 100 patients with diarrhea) | 16.98 | 11.94–23.58 | 14.29 | 9.16–21.45 | 0.522 |
Variables in bold indicate statistical significance.