Table 1 Descriptive summary of HAIs on non-COVID-19 and COVID-19 wards in Sudan and Zambia. S = susceptible, R = resistant. There were significantly more HAIs (both susceptible and resistant) isolated on COVID-19 wards compared to non-COVID-19 wards in Sudan, whilst the opposite was found in Zambia. There was no significant difference in the number of patients with resistant HAIs between the non-COVID-19 and COVID-19 wards in Sudan. These data were unavailable in Zambia
| Â | Sudan | Zambia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-COVID-19 ward n (%) | COVID-19 ward n (%) | Non-COVID-19 ward n (%) | COVID-19 ward n (%) | |
Study period | Feb – Sept 2021 | Feb-Oct 2021 | Jun – Oct 2021 | Jun-Sept 2021 |
Total patients during study period | 3,959 | 858 | 317 | 514 |
No. patients with HAI (both S and R) | 230 (6%) | 208 (24%) | 67 (21%) | 54 (11%) |
Significance | **** p = ≤ 0.0001 | **** p = ≤ 0.0001 | ||
No. patients with R HAI | 203 (88%) | 172 (83%) | Data not available | Data not available |
Significance | Not significant (p = 0.1035) | n/a | ||