Hospital-Acquired Blood Stream Infection in an Adult Intensive Care Unit

Table 2

Reasons for admission to the intensive care unit for patients who developed a unit-acquired blood stream infection.

Reason for admission to the intensive care unit	Number of cases (%)
Decompensated heart failure	4 (33)
Postoperative complications	3 (25)
Neutropaenic sepsis	3 (25)
Complete heart block	1 (8)
Infective exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	1 (8)