Descriptive characteristics of study population
| N (n=39) | Cases | Attack rate (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| >65 | 31 | 11 | 35.5 | 0.69 |
| ≤65 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Men | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 0.41 |
| Women | 24 | 8 | 33.3 | |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Heart disease | ||||
| Yes | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 0.71 |
| No | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | |
| Renal disease | ||||
| Yes | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 0.40 |
| No | 32 | 11 | 34.4 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | ||||
| Yes | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 1.00 |
| No | 31 | 12 | 38.7 | |
| Cancer | ||||
| Yes | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.14 |
| No | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | |
| Respiratory disease | ||||
| Yes | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 0.71 |
| No | 30 | 11 | 36.7 | |
| Neurologic disease | ||||
| Yes | 34 | 15 | 44.1 | 0.14 |
| No | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Gastrointestinal disease | ||||
| Yes | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1.00 |
| No | 36 | 14 | 38.9 | |
| Antibiotics | ||||
| Yes | 17 | 14 | 82.4 | <0.001 |
| No | 22 | 1 | 2.6 | |
| Devices | ||||
| Ventilator | ||||
| Yes | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 0.001 |
| No | 23 | 4 | 17.4 | |
| Decubitus | ||||
| Yes | 18 | 14 | 77.8 | <0.001 |
| No | 20 | 1 | 5.0 | |
| Central-line | ||||
| Yes | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 0.007 |
| No | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Tracheostomy tube | ||||
| Yes | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 0.020 |
| No | 19 | 4 | 21.1 | |
| Ward (intensive care) | ||||
| Yes | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 0.036 |
| No | 13 | 2 | 15.4 | |
| Hemodialysis | ||||
| Yes | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 0.08 |
| No | 34 | 10 | 29.4 |
Korean J healthc assoc Infect Control Prev 2022;27:43~50 https://doi.org/10.14192/kjicp.2022.27.1.43
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