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Table 2 Bacterial HAIs in ICU and non-ICU settings at UHK

From: Secondary bacterial infections & extensively drug-resistant bacteria among COVID-19 hospitalized patients at the University Hospital in Kraków

Bacterial HAIs

ICU

Non-ICU

N

%

N

%

 PNA

103

46.2

7

10.1

 UTI

73

33.0

48

69.9

 BSI

41

18.8

9

13.2

 Others

6

3.8

5

7.2

Total

223

100.0

69

100.0

 Bacterial HAI, incidence %

13.8%

5.7%

 Bacterial HAI, incidence, per 1000pds

11.9

3.0

XDR prevalence**

%

%

 PNA

39

27.5

1

12.5

 UTI

19

20.7

8

14.3

 BSI

6

12.8

1

10.0

 Others

1

14.3

2

28.0

Total

65

22.6

12

14.8

Prevalence of specific resistance mechanisms

%

%

 MRSA, N = 6

13%

40%

 VRE, N = 16

26%

25%

 KPC, N = 5

10%

14%

 OXA-48, N = 1

2%

0.0%

 MBL*, N = 0

0.0%

0.0%

 CR-A. baumannii, N = 52

93%

0.0%

Incidence rate of specific resistance mechanisms

per 10,000 hospitalizations

per 10,000 hospitalizations

 CR Enterobacteriaceae

37.2

8.3

 CR A. baumannii

359.7

8.3

  1. Legend: BSI: bloodstream infection; CR: carbapenem resistance; HAI: healthcare-associated infections; ICU: intensive care unit; KPC: Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing bacteria; MBL: metallo-β-lactamase; MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; OXA-48: OXA-48-type carbapenemases; pds: patient days; PNA: pneumonia; UTI: urinary tract infection; VRE: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus; XDR: extensively drug-resistant; UHK: University Hospital in Krakow
  2. *Evaluated only for E. coli, K. pneumoniae
  3. **Calculated as: (No of XDR-HAI/all HAIs) *100