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Table 3 Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections identified during the 2009 point prevalence survey (N = 1173)

From: Assessing the magnitude and trends in hospital acquired infections in Canadian hospitals through sequential point prevalence surveys

Type of HAI

All HAI Patients

n = 1173

HAI Adults

n = 1053 (90 %)

HAI Children

n = 66 (6 %)

HAI Infants

n = 52 (4 %)

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Urinary Tract

428

34.8

414

39.0

5

0.4

8

0.7

Pneumonia Total

268

21.8

248

20.2

16

1.3

4

0.3

 VAP

82

6.7

71

5.8

8

0.7

3

0.2

 Non VAP

175

14.2

167

13.6

7

0.6

1

0.1

Surgical Site Total

214

17.4

200

16.3

10

0.8

4

0.3

 PI related

63

5.1

58

4.7

5

0.4

0

0

 Non PI related

133

11

124

10.1

5

0.4

4

0.3

Blood Stream Total

169

13.8

131

10.6

15

1.2

23

1.9

 Primary, non CVC-BSI

73

5.9

48

3.9

11

0.9

14

1.1

 Primary, CVC-BSI

29

2.4

19

1.5

2

0.2

8

0.7

 Secondary

63

5.1

60

4.9

2

0.2

1

0.1

CDI

115

9.3

110

8.9

4

0.3

0

0

Viral Respiratory Illness

17

1.4

5

0.4

9

0.7

3

0.2

Viral Gastroenterocolitis

17

1.4

0

0

10

0.8

7

0.6

NEC

3

0.2

0

0

0

0

3

0.2

Total +

1231

100

1108

90.0

69

5.6

52

4.2

  1. Abbreviations: VAP ventilator-associated pneumonia, PI prosthetic implant, CVC-BSI central venous catheter associated blood stream infection, CDI Clostridium difficile infection, NEC Necrotizing enterocolitis