Hospital-acquired infections in Belgian acute-care hospitals: An estimation of their global impact on mortality, length of stay and healthcare costs

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 126-136

  Vrijens, F ^a   Hulstaert, F ^a   Devriese, S ^a   Van De Sande, S ^a  

^a BELGIAN HEALTH CARE KNOWLEDGE CENTRE KCE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Global burden; healthcare costs; hospital acquired infections; length of stay; mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY CARE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; BELGIUM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY;

EID: 82455212153     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811000100     Document Type: Article

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