Table 1 |
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Pooled infection rates in 137817 patients with stroke |
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All studies |
ICU studies |
Non-ICU studies |
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No. of included studies |
87 |
8 |
79 |
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No. of evaluated patients |
137817 |
871 |
136946 |
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Infection rates |
% (95%CI) |
% (95%CI) |
% (95%CI) |
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All infections |
30 (24-36) |
45% (38-52%) |
28% (22-34%) |
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Pneumonia |
10 (9-10) |
28% (18-38%) |
9% (9-10%) |
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Urinary tract infection |
10 (9-12) |
20% (0-40%) |
10% (8-11%) |
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Footnote Table 1: CI denotes confidence interval |
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Westendorp et al. BMC Neurology 2011 11:110 doi:10.1186/1471-2377-11-110 |
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