Table 4.
Frequency of Adult Device-Associated Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Pathogens, by HAI and Location Type,a 2015–2017
| Location Typea | CLABSI | CAUTI | PVAPb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Unitsc |
No. (%) Pathogens (n = 89,203) |
No. of Unitsc |
No. (%) Pathogens (n = 103,260) |
No. of Unitsc |
No. (%) Pathogens (n = 10,037) |
|
| Hospital Wardsa | 9,648 | 34,788 (39.0) | 11,850 | 44,790 (43.4) | 101 | 289 (2.9) |
| Hospital ICUs | 4,179 | 27,396 (30.7) | 4,626 | 40,755 (39.5) | 1,728 | 9,233 (92.0) |
| Hospital Oncology Units | 698 | 16,191 (18.2) | 554 | 2,274 (2.2) | 9d | 33 (0.3) |
| LTACHs | 687 | 10,828 (12.1) | 699 | 11,366 (11.0) | 194 | 482 (4.8) |
| IRFse | … | … | 1,025 | 4,075 (4.0) | 0 | 0 (0.0) |
Note. CLABSI, central line-associated bloodstream infection; CAUTI, catheter-associated urinary tract infection; PVAP, possible ventilator-associated pneumonia; ICUs, intensive care units; LTACHs, long-term acute-care hospitals; IRFs, inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
Location types are mutually exclusive. “Hospital wards” includes step-down units, mixed acuity units, and specialty care areas.
PVAP is the only type of ventilator-associated event (VAE) for which a pathogen can be reported.
Number of units that reported at least 1 pathogen.
Reported from oncology ICUs only.
Consists of free-standing IRFs and rehabilitation wards located within hospitals and defined as IRFs per the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CLABSI data reported from IRFs were excluded from this report.