II. Epidemiology: Incidence of Health Care Associated Infection
- Summary (in United States)
- Overall Prevalence: 1.7 Million cases/year
- Mortality: 98,000 deaths/year (equivalent to the seventh leading cause of death in U.S.)
- By Cause (in United States)
- Surgical Site Infection: 157,500 cases/year
- Urinary Catheter associated Urinary Tract Infection: 93,300 cases/year
- Clostridium difficile: 80,400 cases/year
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection: 71,900 cases/year
- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: 49,900 cases/year
III. Types
- Device-Associated Infections
- Procedure-Associated Infections
- Antibiotic-Associated Infections
- Pandemic Management
- See Covid19
IV. Prevention
- See Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship
- See specific types of Health Care Associated Infection
- See Personal Protection Equipment
- See Handwashing
- Hand Hygiene before and after procedures
- Insert devices
- Only while using sterile technique
- Only when absolutely indicated
- For no longer than absolutely necessary
V. Resources
- CDC HAI Prevention
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Related Studies
| Concepts | Pathologic Function (T046) |
| SnomedCT | 69698001 |
| English | infection due to medical care, infection due to medical care (diagnosis), Infection as complication of medical care, Infection as complication of medical care (disorder), Infection as complication of medical care, NOS |
| Spanish | infección como complicación de la atención médica (trastorno), infección como complicación de la atención médica, infección como complicación del cuidado médico |
Ontology: Healthcare associated infectious disease (C1443236)
| Concepts | Pathologic Function (T046) |
| SnomedCT | 408678008 |
| LNC | LP76224-2, LA20771-4 |
| English | Healthcare Associated Infection, Healthcare-associated Infection, Healthcare associated infection, Healthcare associated infectious disease (disorder), Healthcare associated infectious disease |
| Spanish | enfermedad infecciosa asociada con la atención médica (trastorno), enfermedad infecciosa asociada con la atención médica |
