Volume 10, Number 1—January 2004
Research
Nosocomial Bloodstream Infection and Clinical Sepsis
Stéphane Hugonnet*, Hugo Sax*, Philippe Eggimann*, Jean-Claude Chevrolet*, and Didier Pittet*
Table 1
Primary bloodstream infection ratesa
| N | Incidence rate/1,000 patient days (CI 95%) | N | Incidence rate/1,000 central-line days (CI 95%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All primary bloodstream infections | 113 | 14.4 (11.8 to 17.1) | 109 | 19.8 (16.1 to 23.6) |
| Microbiologically documented | 33 | 4.2 (2.8 to 5.6) | 32 | 5.8 (3.8 to 7.8) |
| Clinical sepsis | 80 | 10.2 (8.0 to 12.4) | 77 | 14.0 (10.9 to 17.1) |
aCI; confidence interval.
