Table 4 Description of nosocomial infection in the services
From: Surveillance of nosocomial infections in the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital, Cameroon
Number of patients included | Number of cases | Incidence rate (TI)NI/1000 days | Cumulative incidence (IC) | Time of onset (days)a | Specific mortality rate (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ICU | 51 | 29 | 23.31 | 56.86 | 11 | 57.1 |
Surgery | 131 | 14 | 7.84 | 10.68 | 17 | 14.3 |
Gynecology | 71 | 6 | 11.39 | 1.14 | 9 | 0.0 |
Neonatology | 54 | 9 | 17.44 | 1.74 | 6 | 0.0 |
Total | 307 | 59 | 14.49 | 19.21 | 11 | 28.0 |