Fig. 1
Supplementary figure 1
Comparison of demographic data and co-morbidities of patients in the old hospital (OldH) and the new hospital (NewH)
| OldH n=127 | NewH n=96 | P Chi-squared test | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean SD ) | (64.9 10.1) | (63.9 13.7) | 0.949* |
| Female (%) | 45 | 60 | 0.088* |
| Male % | 55 | 40 | 0.079* |
| CHF (number) | 5 | 8 | 0.748* |
| DM (number) | 6 | 5 | 0.748* |
| CE (number) | 11 | 5 | 0.270* |
| CRF (number) | 5 | 4 | 0.065* |
| Trauma (number) | 8 | 7 | 0.652* |
| Malignancy (number) | 9 | 3 | 0.076* |
| Hemodialysis (number) | 9 | 7 | 0.847* |
Comparisons of the number of nosocomial infections and infection density, in the old hospital (OldH) and new hospital (NewH)
| OldH | NewH | P Mann-Whitney U test | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Nosocomial Infections | 127 | 96 | 0.401 |
| Nosocomial Infection Density | 23.0 (16.5-46.4) | 15.0 (4.1-32.5) | 0.040* |
Comparisons of the antimicrobial susceptibility, in the old hospital (OldH) and new hospital (NewH)
| OldH (n=127) | NewH (n=96) | P Mann- Whitney U test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii | 34 (26%) | 30 (31%) | 0.847* | |
| Carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae | 30 (23%) | 20 (21%) | 0.056* | |
| Carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 9 (7%) | 12 (12,5%) | 0.949* |