From: Surveillance of nosocomial infections in the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital, Cameroon
Characteristics | Neonatology | ICU | Gynaecology | Surgery | Total | |||||
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Number (total = 54) | % | Number (total = 51) | % | Number (total = 71) | % | Number (total = 131) | % | Number (total = 307) | % | |
Intrinsic factors | ||||||||||
Anaemia | NA* | NA* | 6 | 12 | 0 | NA | 1 | 0.8 | 7 | 2.3 |
Diabetes | NA* | NA* | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1.4 | 7 | 5.5 | 16 | 5.3 |
Hypertension | NA* | NA* | 23 | 46 | 2 | 2.9 | 9 | 7.0 | 34 | 11.2 |
Obesity | NA* | NA* | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0.8 | 7 | 2.3 |
Under nutrition | NA* | NA* | 2 | 4 | 0 | NA | 0 | NA | 2 | 0.7 |
HIV + status | NA* | NA* | 13 | 25.5 | 4 | 5.6 | 9 | 6.9 | 26 | 7.9 |
Extrinsic factors | ||||||||||
Central venous catheter | 20 | 37 | 13 | 25.5 | 2 | 2.8 | 0 | NA | 35 | 11.4 |
Peripheral venous catheter | 51 | 94.4 | 50 | 98.0 | 68 | 95.8 | 123 | 93.9 | 292 | 95.1 |
Urinary catheter | 1 | 1.9 | 15 | 29.4 | 20 | 28.2 | 11 | 8.4 | 47 | 15.3 |
Nasogastric tube | 24 | 44.4 | 21 | 41.2 | 0 | NA | 9 | 6.9 | 54 | 17.6 |
Intubation | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | NA | 0 | NA | 0 | NA | 1 | 0.3 |
Surgery | 0 | NA | 4 | 7.8 | 48 | 67.6 | 79 | 60.3 | 131 | 42.7 |
Bedsores | 0 | NA | 12 | 24.0 | 0 | NA | 2 | 1.5 | 14 | 4.6 |