Open AccessThe socioeconomic burden of hospital acquired infection
Author(s) -
R Plowman
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.05.04.00004-en
Subject(s) - medicine , socioeconomic status , emergency medicine , general hospital , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , environmental health , population
Adult inpatients in common specialties who developed hospital acquired infection (HAI) remained in hospital 2.5 times longer, incurred hospital costs almost three times higher, and incurred higher general practitioner, district nurse, and hospital costs a