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Table 1 Observed* of estimated annual numbers of healthcare-associated infections due to multidrug-resistant bacteria

From: Estimating the burden of healthcare-associated infections caused by selected multidrug-resistant bacteria Finland, 2010

 

Numbers of HAIs (95% confidence interval)

Type of HAI

MRSA

VRE

Third gen ceph I/R

Amicacin I/R P. aeruginosa

Carbapenem I/R Acinetobacter spp.

   

E. coli

K. pneumoniae

Enterobacter spp.

  

Blood stream infection

26* (17–37)

3* (1-7)

112* (92–134)

16* (10–25)

88 (47–136)

16 (9–25)

1 (12)

Pneumonia

65 (29–114)

8 (1–20)

280 (142–440)

40 (16–75)

220 (87–415)

40 (16–75)

3 (1-5)

Surgical site infection

127 (58–22)

15 (3–40)

549 (278–862)

78 (33–147)

431 (172–814)

78 (32–147)

5 (2-10)

Urinary tract infection

60 (27–105)

7 (1–16)

258 (131–405)

37 (15–69)

202 (81–381)

37 (15–69)

2 (1-5)

All

278 (159–434)

33 (6–81)

1199 (795–1654)

171 (87–287)

941 (458–1584)

171 (86–287)

11 (5–19)

  1. Footnote: HAI=healthcare-associated infection, MRSA=methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, VRE=vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium, I/R = intermediately suscaptible or resistant.