Health care-associated infections–an overview

M Haque, M Sartelli, J McKimm… - Infection and drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Health care-associated infections (HCAIs) are infections that occur while receiving health
care, developed in a hospital or other health care facility that first appear 48 hours or more …

Epidemiology and burden of sepsis acquired in hospitals and intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Markwart, H Saito, T Harder, S Tomczyk… - Intensive care …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Sepsis is recognized as a global public health problem, but the proportion due to
hospital-acquired infections remains unclear. We aimed to summarize the epidemiological …

[HTML][HTML] Attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life-years caused by infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the EU and the European Economic Area in 2015 …

A Cassini, LD Högberg, D Plachouras… - The Lancet infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria are threatening modern health
care. However, estimating their incidence, complications, and attributable mortality is …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care …

C Suetens, K Latour, T Kärki, E Ricchizzi… - …, 2018 - eurosurveillance.org
Point prevalence surveys of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and antimicrobial use in
the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) from 2016 to 2017 included …

Epidemiology and outcomes of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in intensive care unit patients: the EUROBACT-2 international cohort study

A Tabah, N Buetti, Q Staiquly, S Ruckly, M Akova… - Intensive care …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose In the critically ill, hospital-acquired bloodstream infections (HA-BSI) are associated
with significant mortality. Granular data are required for optimizing management, and …

Genomic dissection of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in hospital patients reveals insights into an opportunistic pathogen

CL Gorrie, M Mirčeta, RR Wick, LM Judd… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a major cause of opportunistic healthcare-associated infections,
which are increasingly complicated by the presence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases …

Epidemiology of urological infections: a global burden

R Öztürk, A Murt - World journal of urology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Introduction Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most frequent infections in
clinical practice worldwide. Their frequency and burden must be higher than available data …

[BOOK][B] Global report on infection prevention and control

World Health Organization - 2022 - books.google.com
Page 1 Healthsys temstr engthening Internationalh ealthre gulations Patient safety Quality im
provement O utbreakpr eparednessan dr esnopse C linicalca re and prevention Infection control …

Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections: a narrative overview

M Haque, J McKimm, M Sartelli, S Dhingra… - … and healthcare policy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are a major source of morbidity and mortality and
are the second most prevalent cause of death. Furthermore, it has been reported that for …

Global burden of Clostridium difficile infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Balsells, T Shi, C Leese, I Lyell… - Journal of global …, 2018 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Clostridium difficile is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in several
countries. However, there are limited evidence characterizing its role as a global public …