Healthcare-associated infections

Study population

n

Present

Absent

p

n (%)

n (%)

Age

0.455

15 - 29

82

11 (13.4)

71 (86.6)



30 - 44

228

25 (11.0)

203 (89.0)

45 - 59

276

22 (8.0)

254 (92.0)

≥60

239

23 (9.6)

210 (90.4)

Gender

0.541

Male

422

46 (10.9)

396 (90.1)

Female

383

35 (9.1)

348 (90.9)

Diabetes

0.158

Yes

250

19 (7.6)

231 (92.4)

No

575

62 (10.8)

513 (89.2)

Kidneyinjury

0.519

Yes

279

30 (10.8)

249 (89.2)

No

546

51 (9.3)

495 (90.7)

HIV

0.004

Yes

80

15 (18.8)

65 (81.2)

No

745

66 (8.9)

679 (91.1)

Admission ward

0.027

Rheumatology

66

1 (1.5)

65 (98.5)

Neurology

171

13 (7.7)

158 (92.3)

Endocrinology

97

9 (9.3)

88 (90.7)

Nephrology

261

30 (11.5)

231 (88.5)

Internal Medicine

195

28 (14.4)

167 (85.6)

Hepato-gastroenterology

35

0 (0.0)

35 (100.0)

Duration of admission

<0.001

2 - 7

264

43 (16.3)

221 (83.7)

8 - 15

350

19 (5.4)

331 (94.6)

≥16

211

19 (9.0)

192 (91.0)

Use of venouscatheter

0.660

Yes

821

81 (9.9)

740 (90.1)

No

4

0 (0.0)

4 (100.0)

Urinary catheter

0.001

Yes

109

21 (19.3)

88 (80.7)

0.001

No

716

60 (8.4)

656 (91.6)