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Table 1 Prevalence of HAIs and infection episodes rate (2015–2020)

From: Point-prevalence surveys of hospital-acquired infections in 42 Chinese hospitals in Weifang, China: from 2015 to 2020

Year

Total Patients Surveyed

Number of Infections

Prevalence of HAIs (%)

Number of Infection Episodes

Infection Episode Rate (%)

2015

20,871

385

1.84

400

1.92

2016

23,611

415

1.76

429

1.82

2017

26,211

490

1.87

536

2.04

2018

27,857

452

1.62

483

1.73

2019

29,192

409

1.40

443

1.52

2020

29,267

454

1.55

464

1.59

Total

157,009

2,605

1.66

2,755

1.75

  1. The Cochran-Armitage Trend Test results for both the Prevalence of HAIs and the Infection Episode Rate are as follows: Prevalence of HAIs: Z=-4.206, P < 0.001; Infection Episode Rate: Z=-4.363, P < 0.001