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. 2019 Jan-Mar;9(1):16–20. doi: 10.4103/IJCIIS.IJCIIS_57_18

Table 1.

Types of nosocomial infections

Site of nosocomial infections Number of patients (%)
Skin and soft tissue (including surgical site infections) 170 (36.30)
Respiratory tract 115 (24.46)
Genitourinary system 110 (23.40)
Abdomen 40 (8.51)
Bloodstream 30 (6.40)
Central nervous system 5 (1.10)
Total 470 (100)

Total ICU patients with ICU stay >48 h=1051. Patients with nosocomial infections=350 (prevalence=33.30%). Some patients had more than one nosocomial infections. ICU: Intensive care unit