Fig. 3From: An observational case study of hospital associated infections in a critical care unit in Astana, KazakhstanThe types of HAI pathogens shown in Fig. 2 were subdivided into the types of HAI samples they were isolated from; a VAP, b BSI, c UTI, and d SSI and represented as percent (%) of total number of bacteria isolated. Samples were cultured using standard microbiological methods; isolated bacteria were identified by standard microbiological methods according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLCI) specifications [12, 13]Back to article page