Table 1 The prevalence of healthcare associated infections in residents of long-term care facilities with at least one healthcare associated infections on the day of the point prevalence surveys, by type of infections, 2016–2017
From: Antibiotic consumption in long-term care facilities in Poland and other European countries in 2017
Type of HAI | HALT PPS total n (%) | HALT PPS Poland n (%) |
|---|---|---|
All HAIs | 3.858 (100.0) | 92 (100.0) |
UTI | 1.233 (32.0) | 27 (29.3) |
Respiratory tract infections, excluding PNU | 1.137 (29.5) | 16 (17.4) |
PNU | 143 (1.4) | 5 (5.4) |
Skin infections, including SSI | 894 (23.2) | 28 (30.4) |
Eye, ear, nose and mouth infection | 183 (4.7) | 8 (8.7) |
Gastrointestinal infections, excluding CDI | 75 (1.9) | 4 (4.3) |
CDI | 37 (1.0) | 2 (2.2) |
Other infections | 156 (4.0) | 2 (2.2) |
Prevalence of residents with at least one HAI [%] | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Lack of microbiological results of HAIs testing* [%] | 75.8 | 81.5 |