Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Research Article

Relation of Malnutrition and Nosocomical Infections in Cancer Patients in Hospital: An Observational Study

Table 4

Types and frequency of nosocomial infections during the hospital stay.
NI during hospital stay% of patients
Patients with 1 NI during hospital stay29.0%
Patients with >1 NI during hospital stay11.2%
Types of nosocomial infections
Respiratory tract infections/pneumonia24.3%
Urinary tract infections7.5%
Bacteremia6.5%
Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea4.7%
Phlebitis1.9%
Candidemia1.9%
Abdominal cellulitis1.9%
Aspergillosis infection1.9%
Catheter infection0.93%
SARS-CoV-2 infection0.93%
NI: nosocomial infection; SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Percentage is calculated as per the number of patients with NI divided by the total number of patients in the study. Note: because some patients have more than 1 nosocomial infection, the total number of NI is higher than the number of patients with NI.