Table 3 Incidence of infections and corresponding pathogens

Number of patients (any CVC, %)^a

1603

129 (8)

1132 (71)

317 (20)

Number of CVC in total (%)

2749

211 (8)

1840 (67)

490 (18)

Total number of CVC days (median, IQR)

271,295

40,671

166,819

43,533

Number of proven catheter-related BSI ^b (%)

225

15 (12)

149 (13)

36 (11)

Incidence rate of BSI per 1000 catheter days^c

0.83

0.37

0.89

0.83

Number of proven catheter-related BSI for femoral CVC (%)

16

2 (10)

9 (3)

5 (5)

Incidence rate of BSI per 1000 catheter days for femoral CVC

1.77

0.80

1.70

4.03

 Coagulase negative staphylococci (%)

72 (32)

5 (33)

46 (31)

11 (31)

 S. aureus (%)

61 (27)

2 (13)

45 (30)

9 (25)

 Gram-negative (%)

43 (19)

4 (27)

30 (20)

6 (17)

 Gram-positive (%)

40 (18)

3 (20)

24 (16)

9 (25)

 Yeast (%)

2 (< 1)

–

–

1 (3)