Clinical measure | GloveCare arm (N=360) | Standard arm (N=390) | Overall (N=750) |
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Total 1st episode infections (n, %) | 41 (11.4) | 34 (8.7) | 75 (10.0) |
Sterile site 1st episode infections (n, %) | 11 (3.1) | 10 (2.6) | 21 (2.8) |
Nonsterile site 1st episode infections (n, %) | 30 (8.3) | 24 (6.2) | 54 (7.2) |
Person-days | 7686 | 7162 | 14848 |
Number of total episodes | 63 | 48 | 111 |
Total episodes/1000 person-days) | 8.20 | 6.70 | 7.46 |
Number of sterile-site episodes | 14 | 15 | Â |
Sterile-site episodes/1000 person-days | 1.82 | 2.09 | Â |
Number of nonsterile-site episodes | 49 | 33 | Â |
Nonsterile-site episodes/1000 person-days | 6.38 | 4.61 | Â |