Estimation of Prevalence of Hospital-Acquired Blood Infections among Patients Admitted at a Tertiary Hospital in Oman over a Period of Five Years: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Prevalence estimates of HA-BSI among admitted patients, stratified by admitting ward, Oman.

Admitting ward	Admissions	BSI patients	Prev. ^aper patients
Medical	31221	528	16.9 (15.5, 18.4)
Surgical	35684	136	3.8 (3.2, 4.5)
Child health	31634	265	8.4 (7.4, 9.4)
ICU	6915	301	43.5 (39.0, 48.6)
OBGYN	34229	16	0.5 (0.3, 0.8)
Total	139683	1246	8.9 (8.4, 9.4)

^aPrevalence per 1,000 admission.