Background Infectious disease burden estimates provided by a composite health measure
give a balanced view of the true impact of a disease on a population, allowing the relative …

In 2009, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control initiated the 'Burden of
Communicable Diseases in Europe (BCoDE)'project to generate evidence-based and …

The burden of disease framework facilitates the assessment of the health impact of diseases
through the use of summary measures of population health such as Disability-Adjusted Life …

The main objectives of this pilot study were to test the potential use of the disease burden
concept in the field of infectious diseases, including data quality and availability; to …

Setting priorities in the field of infectious diseases requires evidence-based and robust
baseline estimates of disease burden. Therefore, the European Centre for Disease …

Background and aims The Burden of Communicable Diseases in Europe (BCoDE) study
aimed to calculate disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 31 selected diseases in the …

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Background Infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria are threatening modern health
care. However, estimating their incidence, complications, and attributable mortality is …

Background Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) pose a major challenge to health
systems. Burden of disease estimations in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) are useful …

Summary Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) cause a large burden of
disease globally. Some infectious diseases cause an increased risk of developing specific …