[Retracted] A Meta-Analysis on Evaluation of Nosocomial Infections Amongst Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Table 1

Characteristics of included studies.

Characteristics	[14]	[15]	[16]	[17]	[18]	[19]
Study design	Case control	Case	Cross sectional	Cross sectional	Cross sectional	Cross sectional
Sample size	382	1722	208	292	860	2421
Mean age of patients (HAI) nosocomial	62	N/A	79.1	79	82	53.47
Mean age of patients (CAI)	60.4	N/A	64.8	76	47	48.86
Gender	46.5% female	43.1% female	50% female	35.7% female	54.38% female	42.88% female
Duration of study	2017-2018	2010/2011–2015/2016	2016/12–2017/02	2017	2020	2009–2015
Country	United States	Spain	France	Australia	France	Spain
Study quality	7	8	7	6	6	7