Table 1. The number and rates of C. difficile infections by demographic characteristics
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:181-189. The Trend of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Korean Hospitals with the Analysis of Nationwide Sample Cohort Download table Characteristic Cases No. (Infection rate, %) Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total P-value* Sex Male […]
Fig. 2. The trend of C. difficile infection from 2006 to 2015. N, number.
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Fig. 1. Data construction flow diagram. CDI, C. difficile infection
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Fig. 3. Mean colony numbers of hand surface before hand hygiene (HH), after inadequate HH, and after adequate HH practices (n = 32).
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Fig. 2. A photography of hand-agar plate culture (a) before hand hygiene (HH), (b) after inadequate HH, and (c) after adequate HH.
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Fig. 1. Incidence of MRAB (multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii), VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococci), CRE (carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae), MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), MRPA (multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and hand hygiene (HH) compliance. Incidence is defined as new cases per 1,000 patient days.
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Fig. 3. Cumulative monthly number of SARS-CoV-2 molecular tests and positive rate.
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Fig. 2. Status of SARS-CoV-2 molecular tests with newly confirmed cases. The newly confirmed cases displayed in orange within positive cases (blue bar).
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Fig. 1. Distribution of “Indeterminate” results according to three specific genes, separately or in combination.
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Table 2. Initial interpretation criteria of SARS-CoV-2 molecular tests in the suspected patients
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:165-171. Experience at Department of Laboratory Medicine during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Daegu Download table Seegene Ct values for: Interpretation (1st Ed) Interpretation (5th Ed) E RdRp N IC <40 <33.5 <40 <40 Positive Positive <40 <33.5 <40 ≥40 Positive Positive ≥40 ≥40 ≥40 <40 Negative Negative ≥40 […]