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Table 7 Pooled means of the distribution of ventilator-associated pneumonia rates for level III NICUs, stratified by Birth-weight category

From: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) national report on device-associated infection rates in 19 cities of Turkey, data summary for 2003–2012

Birth-weight category

ICUs, n

Patients

Bed days

MV days

VAP, n

VAP rate

95% CI

<750 grams

4

98

617

236

4

16.9

4.6 – 43.4

751-1000 grams

6

297

4197

1,407

25

17.8

11.5 – 26.2

1001-1500 grams

6

649

10 652

1,307

19

14.5

8.8 – 22.7

1501-2500 grams

6

1,202

10 998

1,318

19

14.4

8.7 – 22.5

>2500 grams

6

1,184

7,661

1,242

20

16.1

9.8 – 24.9

Pooled

6

3,430

34 125

5,510

87

15.8

12.6 – 19.5

  1. DA module, 2003-2012.
  2. ICU, intensive care unit; MV, mechanical ventilator; VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia; CI, confidence interval.