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Table 3 Distribution and incidence densities of 263 HAI

From: Healthcare-associated infections in pediatric cancer patients: results of a prospective surveillance study from university hospitals in Germany and Switzerland

Kind of healthcare-associated infection (HAI)

No. (Proportion)

ID

All HAIs

263 (100%)

4.80

Bloodstream infections (BSI)

153 (58%)

2.79

   Laboratory-confirmed (blood-culture positive) BSI

138 (52%)

2.52

Bacteremia

95 (36%)

1.73

Sepsis

35 (13%)

0.64

Septic shock

5 (2%)

0.09

Septic shock with multiorgan failure

3 (1%)

0.05

   Blood-culture negative BSI

15 (6%)

0.27

Clinically defined sepsis

10 (4%)

0.18

Clinically defined septic shock

1 (0%)

0.02

Clinically defined septic shock with multiorgan failure

4 (2%)

0.07

Radiologically confirmed pneumonia

20 (8%)

0.36

Invasive aspergillosis

26 (10%)

0.47

   Pulmonary invasive aspergillosis

21 (8%)

0.38

Proven pulmonary case of invasive aspergillosis

6 (2%)

0.11

Probable pulmonary case of invasive aspergillosis

15 (6%)

0.27

   Other localization (sinus, central nervous system)

5 (2%)

0.09

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection

2 (1%)

0.04

Surgical site infection

15 (6%)

0.27

   Early (≤ 14 days from intervention) surgical site infection

6 (2%)

0.11

   Late (> 14 days from intervention) surgical site infection

9 (3%)

0.16

Clostridium difficile associated enterocolitis

24 (9%)

0.44

   Preceding i.v. antibiotics within 14 days

11 (4%)

0.20

   No preceding i.v. antibiotics within 14 days

13 (5%)

0.24

Rotavirus associated enterocolitis

6 (2%)

0.11

Urinary tract infection (UTI)

8 (3%)

0.15

   UTI related to urinary tract catheter

3 (1%)

0.05

   UTI not related to urinary tract catheter

5 (2%)

0.09

Ventriculitis related to external CSF drainage

1 (0%)

0.02

Local infections at the central venous access device exit site

8 (3%)

0.15

  1. No. indicates the absolute number; ID indicates incidence density per 1,000 inpatient days