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Table 2 Frequency distribution of nosocomial infections by site, sex as well as duration of hospitalization

From: Nosocomial infections in an Iranian educational hospital: an evaluation study of the Iranian nosocomial infection surveillance system

 

VAE

PNEU

UTI

BSI

SSI

Other

Total

Total number of NIs (% of all sites)

112 (%39.3)

29 (%10.2)

94 (%33.0)

36 (%12.6)

12 (%4.2)

2 (%0.7)

285 (%100.0)

%Male

54 (%48.21)

20 (%68.97)

49 (%52.13)

20 (%55.56)

9 (%75.00)

1 (%50.00)

153 (%53.68)

Days of hospitalization Median (IQR)

19 (9–26)

10 (8–16)

17 (7–21)

12 (7–19)

7 (4–9)

14 (6–17)

13 (7–18)

Years of age Median (IQR)

45 (40–48)

73 (69.5–77)

67 (61–70)

70 (65–74)

69 (66–73)

59 (54–65)

68.5 (62–71)

  1. VAE ventilator-associated events, PNEU non-ventilator-associated Pneumonia, UTI urinary tract infection, BSI bloodstream infection, SSI surgical site infection