Study ID | Author (year) | Study design | Study setting | Region (province) | Year begun and duration (years) | Number of participants | |
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HAIs | Non-HAIs | ||||||
1 | Chen et al. (2018) [16] | Retrospective cross-sectional | One tertiary hospital | Wenling (Zhejiang) | 2014, 3 | 28 | 653 |
2 | Dai et al. (2014) [17] | Retrospective cross-sectional | One tertiary hospital | Wenzhou (Zhejiang) | 2012, 1 | 30 | 286 |
3 | Liu et al. (2015) [18] | Retrospective cross-sectional | One tertiary hospital | Zhuhai (Guangdong) | 2005, 9 | 79 | 1225 |
4 | Zeng (2015) [19] | Retrospective cross-sectional | One tertiary hospital | Foshan (Guangdong) | 2010, 4 | 19 | 223 |
5 | Zhang et al. (2012) [20] | Retrospective cross-sectional | One tertiary hospital | Weihui (Henan) | 2008, 3.5 | 117 | 756 |
6 | Zhong et al. (2010) [21] | Retrospective cross-sectional | One tertiary hospital | Foshan (Guangdong) | 2007, 1 | 56 | 1306 |
7 | Zhou et al. (2018) [22] | Retrospective cross-sectional | One tertiary hospital | Baoding (Hebei) | 2015, 2.5 | 152 | 2234 |
8 | Huang et al. (2019) [12] | Retrospective cross-sectional | One tertiary hospital | Danzhou (Hainan) | 2015, 1 | 78 | 78 |
9 | Jiang et al. (2019) [23] | Retrospective cross-sectional | One tertiary hospital | Xining (Qinghai) | 2016, 1.5 | 32 | 269 |
10 | Xiang et al. (2019) [13] | Retrospective cross-sectional | One tertiary hospital | Qiongqing | 2015, 2 | 400 | 1901 |
11 | Gong & Wang (2013) [41] | Retrospective cross-sectional | One tertiary hospital | Binzhou (Shandong) | 2006, 7 | 142 | 1858 |