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Table 3 Frequency distribution of infections by site and ward

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

Ward

VAE (%)

PNEU (%)

UTI (%)

BSI (%)

SSI (%)

Others (%)

Total (%)

Admitted

Infection rate (%)

Internal ICUs

81 (62.8)

2 (1.6)

33 (25.6)

10 (7.8)

2 (1.6)

1 (0.8)

129 (100.0)

439

29.38

Neurology ICU

28 (37.3)

11 (14.7)

24 (32.0)

12 (16.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

75 (100.0)

384

19.53

Surgery

0 (0.0)

1 (4.0)

17 (68.0)

0 (0.0)

7 (28.0)

0 (0.0)

25 (100.0)

3471

0.72

Women & Men ward

2 (6.3)

7 (21.9)

10 (31.3)

9 (28.1)

3 (9.4)

1 (3.1)

32 (100.0)

4624

0.69

CCU

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (66.7)

1 (33.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (100.0)

1363

0.22

Neurology

1 (4.8)

8 (38.1)

8 (38.1)

4 (19)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

21 (100.0)

2556

0.82

  1. ICU intensive care unit; CCU critical care unit; VAE ventilator-associated events, PNEU non-ventilator-associated pneumonia, UTI urinary tract infection, BSI bloodstream infection, SSI surgical site infection