Healthcare associated infections (HAI) perspectives

作者：Al Tawfiq Jaffar A^*; Tambyah Paul A

来源：Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2014, 7(4): 339-344.

DOI：10.1016/j.jiph.2014.04.003

• Healthcare associated infection
• Hand hygiene

Healthcare associated infections (HAI) are among the major complications of modern medical therapy. The most important HAls are those related to invasive devices: central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) as well as surgical site infections (SSI). HAls are associated with significant mortality, morbidities and increasing healthcare cost. The cited case-fatality rate ranges from 2.3% to 14.4% depending on the type of infection. In this mini-review, we shed light on these aspects as well as drivers to decrease HAls.

• 出版日期2014-8