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Table 1 Rate of bacteremia among different ICUs

From: Nosocomial blood stream infection in intensive care units at Assiut University Hospitals (Upper Egypt) with special reference to extended spectrum β-lactamase producing organisms

ICU

Frequency

Percent (%)*

Trauma (n = 171)

29

17

Post operative (n = 100)

3

3

Chest (n = 375)

31

8.3

Medicine (n = 159)

6

3.8

General (n = 225)

21

9.3

Neurological (n = 190)

11

5.8

Coronary (n = 331)

43

13

Tropical (n = 260)

9

3.5

Neurosurgical (n = 284)

6

2.1

Total (n = 2095)

159

7.6

  1. *(Percentage is calculated according to the number of patients admitted to each ICU)
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BMC Research Notes

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