Impact of Healthcare-Associated Infections on Length of Stay: A Study in 68 Hospitals in China

Table 4

The LOS due to HAI caused by different susceptible pathogens.

Pathogens	n	Case group		Control group		Increased LOS	t	P
			SD		SD
KP	47	25.8	2.0	10.2	2.0	15.5	7.34	<0.01
EC	53	25.2	2.0	11.3	1.8	14.0	8.80	<0.01
SA	56	24.4	1.9	10.5	1.8	13.9	9.57	<0.01
PA	34	24.4	1.6	11.8	1.9	12.5	6.66	<0.01
AB	16	27.8	1.9	15.6	1.8	12.2	4.38	<0.01
SE	29	21.5	1.9	10.1	2.0	11.4	5.54	<0.01
E. coli	130	21.0	1.8	11.2	1.7	9.8	11.27	<0.01
Total	365	23.3	1.9	11.1	1.8	12.2	20.73	<0.01