Table 2 Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients involved in this study
Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 60 (63%) |
 Female | 35 (37%) |
Age (year) (mean ± SD) | 61.34 ± 16.1 |
Total length of hospitalization (days) (mean ± SD) | 16.8 ± 12.05 |
Site of isolation | |
 Respiratory secretions | 66 (69.4%) |
 Blood | 12 (12.6%) |
 Wound | 9 (9.5%) |
 Urine | 3 (3.2%) |
 CSF | 3 (3.2%) |
 Catheter | 2 (2.1%) |
Ward of isolation | |
 ICU | 76 (80%) |
 Surgery | 13 (13.7%) |
 Internal | 4 (4.2%) |
 CCU | 2 (2.1%) |