The burden of healthcare-associated infections in primary and tertiary healthcare wards and the cost of procedure-related prosthetic joint infections

Abstract Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are infections acquired during treatment in a healthcare facility. The most common infections are pneumonias, surgical site infections (SSIs) and urinary tract infections (UTIs). HAIs burden the healthcare system by increasing patient days, the use of...

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Main Author: Puhto, T. (Teija)
Other Authors: Syrjälä, H. (Hannu)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Oulun yliopisto 2018
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Online Access:http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526219851
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