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Table 1 Characteristics of 103 ICUs with continuous participation in ICU-KISS from 2001 to 2010.

From: Decreasing healthcare-associated infections (HAI) is an efficient method to decrease healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant S.aureus (MRSA) infections Antimicrobial resistance data from the German national nosocomial surveillance system KISS

Parameter

No. (IQR; %)

Analysed months per ICU, median

114 (IQR 108-119)

Type of ICU

 

   surgical

27 (26.2%)

   surgical-medical

52 (50.5%)

   medical

12 (11.7%)

   other speciality

12 (11.7%)

Type of hospital

 

   university hospital ICUs

17 (16.5%)

   teaching hospital ICUs

56 (54.4%)

   non academic hospital ICUs

30 (29.1%)

Size of ICU (median number of beds)

11 (IQR 9-14)

Size of Hospital (median number of beds)

500 (IQR 315-1000)

  1. ICU, intensive care unit; No., number; IQR, interquartile range.
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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