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World J Clin Cases. Feb 16, 2026; 14(5): 117981
Published online Feb 16, 2026. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v14.i5.117981
Table 1 Age-wise distribution of duration of hospital stay among isolated and non-isolated patients
Duration of hospital stay (days)
Non-ICU
ICU-isolated
ICU-non-isolated
Total
≤ 72541042306
8-142932152366
15-212052552282
22-281281336177
29-421433267242
43-601022129152
> 6034211873
Total11591432961598
Table 2 Relationship between duration of hospital stay and presence of comorbidities
Range of hospital stay (days)Presence of comorbidities
Yes
No
≤ 33046
4-10142251
11-25166438
26-5094289
51-10033102
> 10016
Total4661132
Table 3 Relationship between department of admission and outcome of participants
DepartmentOutcome
Discharge
Death
LAMA
Total
Neurology4411459
Nephrology645170
Neurosurgery126426174
General surgery187426235
Trauma surgery1753610221
Pulmonary medicine6527799
Gastroenterology125017
Emergency medicine40261884
Otorhinolaryngeology1618135
Internal medicine1865519260
Medical hematology-oncology7311286
Surgical oncology162119
Pediatrics123217
Radiation oncology110011
Physical medicine & rehabilitation2002
Cardiology250126
Urology272130
Burns & plastic surgery111012
Obstetrics & gynaecology263332
Dermatology3003
Endocrinology2103
Geriatric medicine5207
Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery2002
Orthopaedics84012
Neonatology1304
Surgical gastroenterology2305
Radiotherapy5106
Medicine-intensive care unit2930867
Total1175333901598
Table 4 Duration of treatments of various antibiotic classes used
Class of antibiotic
DOT
Aminoglycosides1413
Anthelmintic71
Antifungal: Antimetabolite79
Antifungal: Azole804
Antifungal: Echinocandin299
Antifungal: Polyene449
Antimalarial16
Antitubercular drugs2455
Antiviral: Direct-acting antivirals40
Antiviral: HAART189
Antiviral: Neuraminidase inhibitors114
Antiviral: NS5 polymerase inhibitors92
Antiviral: Nucleoside analogue285
Beta lactamase inhibitor4452
Carbapenems4587
Cephalosporins3279
Fluoroquinolones1640
Folic acid synthesis Inhibitors910
Glycopeptides2728
Lincosamides604
Macrolide562
Monobactam169
Nitrofurans195
Nitroimidazoles1393
Other antibiotics (unknown)1465
Oxazolidonones1243
Penicillins3907
Phosphonates64
Polymixins2322
Rifamycins956
Tetracyclines1229