Incidence of catheter colonisation and catheter related bloodstream infection (CRBSI)
| Outcome | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of catheter | Sterile | Colonisation | CRBSI | Total |
| Untreated | 83 (58.5%) | 48 (33.8%) | 11 (7.7%) | 142 |
| Silver impregnated | 74 (57.8%) | 47 (36.7%) | 7 (5.5%) | 128 |
| Total | 157 | 95 (35.5%) | 18 (6.6%) | 270 |