Table 4 Distribution of healthcare-associated infections in pre-pandemic and pandemic PPS cohort
From: Healthcare-associated infections in Dutch hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic
|  | Pre-pandemic n = 16,106 [n (%)] | Pandemic n = 3124 [n (%)] |
|---|---|---|
Total HAI (by PPS) | n = 1028 (6.4%)* | n = 230 (7.4%)* |
SSIs | 347 (33.8) | 73 (31.7) |
RTIs | 202 (19.7) | 45 (19.6) |
 Of which lower RTIs | 177 (87.6) | 40 (88.9) |
  Associated with mechanical ventilation (VAP) | 24 (13.5)* | 9 (22.5)* |
BSIs | 205 (20.0) | 45 (19.6) |
 Of which catheter-related | 44 (4.3) | 6 (2.6) |
UTIs | 134 (13.0) | 25 (10.9) |
 Of which catheter-related | 81 (7.9) | 19 (8.2) |
GTIs | 37 (3.6)* | 16 (7.0)* |
Skin infections | 35 (3.4) | 7 (3.0) |
Mouth infections | 16 (1.6) | 5 (2.2) |
Central nervous system infections | 13 (1.3)* | 7 (3.0)* |
Cardiovascular infections | 12 (1.2) | 3 (1.3) |
Bone infections | 11 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Other systemic infections | 8 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) |
Reproductive tract infections | 5 (0.5) | 2 (0.9) |
Eye infections | 2 (0.2) | 2 (0.9) |
Ear infections | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) |