Economic burden of healthcare-associated infection in US acute care hospitals: Societal perspective

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1399-1404

  Marchetti, Albert ^a,b   Rossiter, Richard ^a  

^a MedERA Medical Education and Research Alliance   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; HAI; Hospitals; Infection; Nosocomial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; UNITED STATES; WRONGFUL DEATH;

CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889799166     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: 1941837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2013.842922     Document Type: Article

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