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. 2020 Aug 13;2(3):100082. doi: 10.1016/j.infpip.2020.100082

Table 1.

General characteristics of included reports of BCC outbreaks

Number of outbreak reports 111
Mean outbreak duration (days) 198.6 ± 604.4
Number of affected patients 2390
Number of affected hospitals 128
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    Academic hospitals

 41 (32%)
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    Community hospitals

 56 (43.8%)
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    Hospital type not reported

 31 (24.2%)
Overall fatalities 240
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    Number of outbreak reports with data on mortality

 77 (69.4%)
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    Number of deaths attributed to BCCa

 28
Multidrug resistance
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    Number of outbreak reports with data on MDRb

 48 (43.2%)
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    Number of deaths attributed to MDR BCC (individual case patients)

 15/28
ICUc involvement
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    Number of outbreaks with ICU involvement

 65 (58.6%)
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    Number of outbreaks occurring exclusively in ICUs

 39 (35.1%)
a

BCC = Burkholderia cepacia complex.

b

MDR = Multidrug resistance.

c

ICU = Intensive care unit