Table 2 Colonization incidence rate among CVC/PICC groups
| Â | PICC | CVC | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
No of catheters | 639 | 1187 | Â |
No of catheter-days | 11110 | 9774 | Â |
MDR pathogens, No (%) | 7 (1.1) | 71 (6.0) | X2 = 22.6 p < 0.001 |
MDR pathogens rate (per 1000 catheter-days) | 0.63 | 7.26 | T-test p < 0.001 |
non-MDR pathogens, No (%) | 12 (1.9) | 51 (4.3) | X2 = 6.8 p < 0.008 |
non-MDR pathogens rate (per 1000 catheter-days) | 1.08 | 5.22 | T-test p < 0.001 |