Background Health-care-associated infection is the most frequent result of unsafe patient
care worldwide, but few data are available from the developing world. We aimed to assess …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the epidemiology of endemic health-care-associated infection (HAI)
in Africa. METHODS: Three databases (PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and the WHO …

A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of the burden of healthcare-associated
infections (HAIs) in Southeast Asia was performed on 41 studies out of the initially identified …

Summary Background Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are the most frequent
adverse consequences of healthcare worldwide, threatening the health of both patients and …

Background There is limited data to describe the point-prevalence of healthcare-associated
infections (HAIs) among patients at a regional level in Africa. This study estimated the …

Background Healthcare–associated infections (HAIs) are seen as a global public health
threat, leading to increased mortality and morbidity as well as costs. However, little is …

Introduction Central to all efforts to control and prevent healthcare associated infections
(HAIs) is the inherent need to measure the burden of infection and disease, classically …

Health-care-associated infections (HAIs) are considered a serious public health issues that
contribute substantially to the global burden of mortality and morbidity with respect to …

Background A point-prevalence survey that was conducted in the United States in 2011
showed that 4% of hospitalized patients had a health care–associated infection. We …

Healthcare-associated infections are usually linked to sophisticated medical technology and
the use of invasive devices. Their potential impact on patient safety in developing countries …