Table V.
Site of nosocomial infectiona | Total no. of outbreaksb | Outbreaks including some kind of closure | Closure rate | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Blood stream infection | 589 | 76 | 12.9% | NS |
Gastrointestinal tract | 402 | 49 | 12.2% | NS |
Pneumonia | 331 | 44 | 13.3% | NS |
Surgical site infection | 195 | 21 | 10.7% | NS |
Urinary tract | 190 | 23 | 12.1% | NS |
Skin and soft tissue | 171 | 21 | 12.3% | NS |
Other lower respiratory tract | 134 | 21 | 15.7% | NS |
Eye, ear, nose, throat, mouth | 109 | 24 | 22.0% | 0.004 |
Central nervous system | 95 | 23 | 24.2% | 0.001 |
Other systemic infection | 49 | 7 | 14.3% | NS |
Bones and joints | 44 | 5 | 11.4% | NS |
Cardiovascular system | 34 | 4 | 11.8% | NS |
Total | 1561 | 194 | 12.4% | – |
NS, not significant.
Only nosocomial infections that had been reported in at least 20 outbreaks are included.
Multiple answers possible.