| 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) | |