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Table 4 The time to infection from ICU admission

From: Nosocomial infection in a newborn intensive care unit (NICU), South Korea

 

From admission to onset of infection (days)

Major site

Minimum

Median

Maximum

Pneumonia

3

15

41

Bloodstream infection

4

17

96

Conjunctivitis

3

16

118

Urinary tract infection

6

18

70

Gastrointestinal infection

3

11.5

42

Cardiovascular infection (Venous infection)

5

10

47

Surgical site infection

3

15

36

Other sites

8

24.5

109

Total

3

16

118