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Table 2 Infection rates in intensive care units in lower-middle income countries, 2005–2018

From: Infections and antimicrobial resistance in intensive care units in lower-middle income countries: a scoping review

Biostatistical measure

Patients admitted to ICU

Patients infected during ICU stay

ICU-acquired infections

Total days stayed in ICU

Observed frequency

References

Number

      

Attack rate

22,403

 

2032

 

9.1/100 admissions

[13, 15, 28, 36, 45, 49, 50, 58, 59, 61, 62]

Point prevalence

2129

476

  

22.4/100 admitted

[13, 28, 42,43,44, 53, 58, 62]

Incidence rate

  

3614

397,307

9.1/1000 ICU days

[13, 15, 28, 41, 43, 44, 59]

VAP rate

  

1404 VAP

124,393 days on ventilator

11.3/1000 days on ventilator

[14,15,16, 22, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 41, 44, 48, 57]

CLABSI rate

  

1053 CLABSI

255,828 days with central line

4.1/1000 days with central line

[14,15,16, 21, 25, 28, 32, 33, 38, 39, 41, 44, 55, 57]

CAUTI rate

  

916 CAUTI

300,679 days with catheter

3.0/1000 days with catheter

[14,15,16, 25, 28, 32, 37,38,39, 41, 44, 48, 55,56,57]