Pooled means of healthcare-associated infection rates, by number of hospital beds, from July 2018 through June 2019
Healthcare-associated infection rate | No. of hospital beds | |||||
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≥900 | 700-899 | 500-699 | 300-499 | 200-299 | All | |
No. of units | 52 | 62 | 57 | 72 | 73 | 316 |
Patient-days | 292,230 | 358,572 | 300,439 | 318,871 | 220,144 | 1,490,256 |
Infection rate |
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No. of infections | 997 | 1,433 | 1,156 | 888 | 400 | 4,874 |
Pooled mean | 3.41 | 4.00 | 3.85 | 2.78 | 1.82 | 3.27 |
95% CI | 3.21-3.63 | 3.79-4.21 | 3.63-4.08 | 2.61-2.97 | 1.65-2.00 | 3.18-3.36 |
UTI rate |
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No. of UTI | 310 | 451 | 403 | 347 | 171 | 1,682 |
Pooled mean | 1.06 | 1.26 | 1.34 | 1.09 | 0.78 | 1.13 |
95% CI | 0.95-1.19 | 1.15-1.38 | 1.22-1.48 | 0.98-1.21 | 0.67-0.90 | 1.08-1.18 |
BSI rate |
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No. of BSI | 478 | 686 | 538 | 89 | 2,110 | |
Pooled mean | 1.64 | 1.91 | 1.79 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 1.42 |
95% CI | 1.50-1.79 | 1.78-2.06 | 1.65-1.95 | 0.90-1.12 | 0.33-0.50 | 1.36-1.48 |
PNEU rate§ | ||||||
No. of PNEU | 209 | 296 | 215 | 222 | 140 | 1,082 |
Pooled mean | 0.72 | 0.83 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.73 |
95% CI | 0.62-0.82 | 0.74-0.93 | 0.63-0.82 | 0.61-0.79 | 0.54-0.75 | 0.68-0.77 |
* Pooled mean=(No. of UTIs, BSIs, or PNEUs/No. of patient-days)×1,000.
† Pooled mean=(No. of UTIs/No. of patient-days)×1,000.
‡ Pooled mean=(No. of BSIs/No. of patient-days)×1,000.
§Pooled mean=(No. of PNEUs/No. of patient-days)×1,000.
Abbreviations: UTI, urinary tract infection; BSI, bloodstream infection; PNEU, pneumonia; CI, confidence interval.