HAI Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance Report Data Tables, 2018-2021

Pediatric Data Tables

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Table P2. Frequency of Pathogens and HAI Events Reported to NHSN, by HAI Type, Pediatrics, 2018-2021

Frequency of Pathogens and HAI Events Reported to NHSN, by HAI Type, Pediatrics, 2018-Table P2. Frequency of Pathogens and HAI Events Reported to NHSN, by HAI Type, Pediatrics, 2018-20212021
Pathogens1 HAI Events2
HAI Type # % # %
CLABSI 15,755 69.4 14,111 68.2
SSI 5,282 23.3 5,054 24.4
CAUTI 1,653 7.3 1,512 7.3
Total 22,690 100.0 20,677 100.0

Note: Refer to Technical Resources for more information about the acronyms and terms used in this table.

Footnotes:

  1. Between 1-3 pathogens are required to be reported to NHSN for each CLABSI and CAUTI event. Between 0-3 pathogens can be reported to NHSN for each SSI event.
  2. There were 1,292 pediatric SSIs reported to NHSN without a pathogen from 2018 – 2021. These events are included in the event counts in Table P2.