The epidemiology of health-care associated infection

Jacqui Reilly

The epidemiology of health-care associated infection

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Abstract

Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are a major worldwide public health problem. At any one time, around one in 10 patients in hospital have an HAI, which can cause morbidity and prolonged hospital stay, with costs of around £183 million per annum in acute hospitals in Scotland. In some cases there is associated mortality (Reilly et al, 2007).

Original language	English
Number of pages	1
Journal	Wounds UK
Volume	4
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2008

Keywords

Healthcare-associated infections
hospital infections
service delivery

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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The epidemiology of health-care associated infection

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Keywords

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