Epidemiology Hospital-acquired infection

1 epidemiology

1.1 belgium
1.2 france
1.3 finland
1.4 italy
1.5 switzerland
1.6 united kingdom
1.7 united states

epidemiology

the methods used differ country country (definitions used, type of nosocomial infections covered, health units surveyed, inclusion or exclusion of imported infections, etc.), international comparisons of nosocomial infection rates should made utmost care.

belgium

in belgium prevalence of nosocomial infections 6.2%. annually 125,500 patients become infected nosocomial infection, resulting in 3000 deaths. costs health insurance estimated approximately €400 million/year.

france

estimates ranged 6.7% in 1990 7.4% (patients may have several infections). @ national level, prevalence among patients in health care facilities 6.7% in 1996, 5.9% in 2001 , 5.0% in 2006. rates nosocomial infections 7.6% in 1996, 6.4% in 2001 , 5.4% in 2006.

in 2006, common infection sites urinary tract infections (30,3%), pneumopathy (14,7%), infections of surgery site (14,2%). infections of skin , mucous membrane (10,2%), other respiratory infections (6,8%) , bacterial infections / blood poisoning (6,4%). rates among adult patients in intensive care 13,5% in 2004, 14,6% in 2005, 14,1% in 2006 , 14.4% in 2007.

nosocomial infections estimated make patients stay in hospital 4 5 additional days. around 2004-2005, 9,000 people died each year nosocomial infection, of 4,200 have survived without infection.

finland

rate estimated @ 8.5% of patients in 2005.

italy

since 2000, estimates show 6.7% infection rate, i.e. between 450,000 , 700,000 patients, caused between 4,500 , 7,000 deaths. survey in lombardy gave rate of 4.9% of patients in 2000.

switzerland

estimates range between 2 , 14%. national survey gave rate of 7.2% in 2004.

united kingdom

in 2012 health protection agency reported prevalence rate of hais in england 6.4% in 2011, against rate of 8.2% in 2006. respiratory tract, urinary tract , surgical site infections common types of hai reported.

united states

the centers disease control , prevention (cdc) estimated 1.7 million hospital-associated infections, types of bacteria combined, cause or contribute 99,000 deaths each year. other estimates indicate 10%, or 2 million, patients year become infected, annual cost ranging $4.5 billion $11 billion. in usa, frequent type of infection hospitalwide urinary tract infection (36%), followed surgical site infection (20%), , bloodstream infection , pneumonia (both 11%).