Antibiotic prescribing to inpatients in Limpopo, South Africa: a multicentre point-prevalence survey

Table 1 Healthcare-associated infection predisposing risk factors, point bed occupancy rate and annual inpatient days of inpatients at five regional hospitals in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Hospital	Total no. of inpatients on antibiotics	Healthcare-associated infections predisposing risk factors												Bed occupancy rate			Hospital annual inpatient days
	Total no. of inpatients on antibiotics	Surgery since admission		Urinary catheter		Transfer from another hospital		Intubation		Transfer from primary healthcare		HIV positive		Available beds	Occupied	Bed occupancy rate	Hospital annual inpatient days
	N	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	N	n	%	N
Hospital A	39	8	20.5	15	38.5	8	20.5	0	0.0	5	12.8	6	15.4	242	111	45.9	54 522
Hospital B	66	26	39.4	27	40.9	17	25.8	8	12.1	1	1.5	13	19.7	341	205	60.1	79 651
Hospital C	47	8	17.0	15	31.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	14	29.8	3	6.4	268	119	44.4	70 654
Hospital D	63	9	14.3	19	30.2	14	22.2	0	0.0	12	19.1	11	17.5	346	210	60.7	79 495
Hospital E	46	8	17.4	16	34.8	18	39.1	2	4.4	17	37.0	4	8.7	266	159	59.8	56 338
Overall	261	59	22.6	92	35.3	57	21.8	10	3.8	49	18.8	37	14.2	1463	804	55.0	3 40 660

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