Low-Copy Number Polymorphism in DEFA1/DEFA3 Is Associated with Susceptibility to Hospital-Acquired Infections in Critically Ill Patients

Figure 2

Flow chart of inclusion and exclusion criteria in the HAIs and control groups. From June 1, 2016, to November 30, 2016, 259 critically ill patients were screened for the study, including 117 HAIs patients and 142 controls. In the HAIs group, eleven HAIs patients were excluded from the study due to ICU stay of less than 48 hours (), young age (), or receipt of immunosuppressive therapy (), while 33 controls were excluded for less than 48-hour ICU stay (), young age (), or receipt of immunosuppressive therapy ().