Patterns and outcomes of health-care associated infections in the medical wards at Bugando medical centre: a longitudinal cohort study

Table 3 Clinical diagnosis and laboratory confirmed HCAI among study participants

Variables		Frequency (n)	Percentages (%)
Median [IQR] days to development of HCAI		7.5 [7–10]	-
Types of clinical HCAIs diagnosed	CLABSI	13	43.3
	CAUTI	11	36.7
	Others*	6	20.0
On antibiotic use during sample collection	Yes	8	26.6
On antibiotic use during sample collection	No	22	73.3
Laboratory confirmed HCAI	Yes	8	26.7
Laboratory confirmed HCAI	No	22	73.3

KEY: CAUSTI = catheter-associated urinary tract infection and CLABSI = central-line-associated blood-stream infection
Others*: enteritis (n = 1), respiratory tract infection (n = 1), sepsis (n = 1) and central nervous system infection (n = 1)

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