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Table 1 Number, beds, patients and compliance of staffing included in 329 hospitals and divided by level of care (tertiary, secondary and primary)

From: Epidemiology of multidrug resistant bacterial organisms and Clostridium difficile in German hospitals in 2014: Results from a nationwide one-day point prevalence of 329 German hospitals

Level of care

Number (n)

Beds (n)

Patients (n)

Hospitals that comply with the requirements for staffing for ICN (n, %)

Hospitals that comply with the requirements for staffing for ICC (n, %)

Tertiary

45

36,001

20,143

37 (82.2 %)

36 (80.0 %)

Secondary

76

30,367

18,341

64 (84.2 %)

53 (69.7 %)

Primary

208

53,812

35,499

178 (85.6 %)

157 (75.5 %)

Total

329

120,180

73,983

279 (84.8 %)

246 (74.8 %)

  1. (ICN = infection control nurse, ICC = infection control consultant)