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Table 4 Incidence densities of ventilator-associated pneumonia in neonatal intensive care units stratified by birth weight

From: Ventilator-associated pneumonia in neonates, infants and children

Weight categories

Edwards USA 2007[42]

Edwards USA 2008[23]

Rosenthal INICC 2010[71]

Hocevar USA 2012[43]

Stover USA 2001[44]

Pessoa-Silva Brazil 2004[49]

Van der Zwet The Netherlands 2005[8]

Geffers Germany 2008[21]

Leistner Germany 2013[22]

≤ 750 g

2.5

2.6

11.8

2.4

3.5*

7.0*

19.7*

2.8*

2.3*

751-1000 g

2.2

2.1

9.2

2.1

1001-1500 g

1.4

1.5

8.2

1.3

4.9

9.2

14.7

2.3

1.6

1501-2500 g

1.1

1.0

7.2

0.9

1.1

7.8

5.8

-

-

>2500 g

1.2

0.9

6.2

0.7

0.9

8.3

7.4

-

-

  1. *Birth weight ≤1000 g.
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

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