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Table 1 Unadjusted incidence rates per 10,000 occupied bed days (OBDs)

From: The incidence of nosocomial bloodstream infection and urinary tract infection in Australian hospitals before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time series study

 

Pre-COVID-19 cohort (Jan 2017 – Feb 2020)

COVID-19 cohort (Mar 2020 – Mar 2021)

Number

Incidence per 10,000 OBDs (95%CI)

Number

Incidence per 10,000 OBDs (95%CI)

Bloodstream cultures

1,518

5.3 (5.0-5.6)

470

4.9 (4.5–5.4)

Urinary tract cultures

5,781

20.2 (19.7–20.7)

1,916

20.1 (19.2–21.1)

Total

7,299

25.5 (24.9–26.1)

2,386

25.1 (24.1–26.1)

Occupied bed days

2,864,089

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951,042

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  1. OBDs – Occupied bed days
  2. 95%CI – 95% Confidence intervals