Table 5.

The effect of IPC levels on health care-associated infection rates in ICUs

	Intermediate IPC level	Advanced IPC level	P
Adult ICU (n = 63)
CLABSI rate (per 1000 central line days)	5.25 (8.52)	4.64 (6.03)	0.54
CA-UTI rate (per 1000 urinary catheter days)	1.12 (1.48)	0.81 (1.19)	0.16
VAP rate (per 1000 ventilator days)	5.42 (11.62)	0.65 (8.00)	0.047
Pediatric ICU (n = 36)
CLABSI rate (per 1000 central line days)	5.31 (11.24)	2.33 (7.51)	0.91
CA-UTI rate (per 1000 urinary catheter days)	0.65 (2.74)	0.00 (0.40)	0.15
VAP rate (per 1000 ventilator days)	2.77 (3.58)	1.05 (3.03)	0.26
Neonatal ICU (n = 43)
CLABSI rate (1000 per central line days)	2.30 (7.09)	1.70 (7.21)	0.73
CA-UTI rate (1000 per urinary catheter days)	0.00 (1.05)	0.00 (0.00)	0.96
VAP rate (1000 per ventilator days)	0.50 (6.63)	0.00 (2.04)	0.41

ICU intensive care unit, IPC infection prevention and control, CLABSI Central line- associated blood stream infections, CA-UTI Catheter-associated urinary tract infection, VAP Ventilator-associated pneumonia