Table 1 ICUs and surgical departments providing VRE infection data for 2007–16 per year from the German national nosocomial infection surveillance system (KISS)
Year/number (n) | 2007/08 | 2009/10 | 2011/12 | 2013/14 | 2015/16 | Totala |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (n) of ICUs | 465 | 533 | 645 | 764 | 857 | 1121 |
Number (n) of surgical departments | 432 | 558 | 681 | 919 | 1119 | 1412 |
Nosocomial enterococcal infections | ||||||
Total number (N) of nosocomial enterococcal infections | 2047 | 2559 | 2253 | 2639 | 3161 | 12,659 |
Number of VRE infections, n (% (n/N)) | 79 (3.9) | 106 (4.1) | 143 (6.4) | 187 (7.1) | 318 (10.1) | 833 (6.6) |
Total number (N) of enterococcal infections on ICUs | 1520 | 1927 | 1574 | 1700 | 1929 | 8650 |
Number of VRE infections on ICUs, n (% (n/N)) | 74 (4.9) | 90 (4.7) | 119 (7.6) | 158 (9.3) | 229 (11.9) | 670 (7.8) |
Total number (N) of nosocomial enterococcal infections in surgical wards | 527 | 637 | 679 | 939 | 1232 | 4009 |
Number of nosocomial VRE infections in surgical wards, n (% (n/N)) | 5 (1.0) | 16 (2.5) | 24 (3.5) | 30 (3.2) | 57 (4.6) | 132 (3.3) |