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 7

Governorate-specific prevalence estimates of HA-BSI among admitted patients, Oman.

Governorate	Admissions	BSI patients	Prev. ^a per patients
Dhofar	14113	167	11.8 (10.2, 13.8)
Dakhiliyah	19176	218	11.4 (10.0, 13.0)
Sharqiyah	17560	192	10.9 (9.5, 12.6)
Batinah	25881	256	9.9 (8.8, 11.2)
Dhahirah	10297	79	7.7 (6.2, 9.6)
Muscat	48466	301	6.2 (5.5, 7.0)
Buraimi	4190	22	5.3 (3.5, 7.9)
Total	139683	1246	8.9 (8.4, 9.4)

^aPrevalence per 1,000 admission.