Table V.

Closure rates in outbreaks stratified by the kind of infection (Outbreak Database, N = 1561)

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.

^aOnly nosocomial infections that had been reported in at least 20 outbreaks are included.

^bMultiple answers possible.