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SUBMITTER: Barchitta M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8614974 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barchitta Martina M Maugeri Andrea A La Rosa Maria Clara MC La Mastra Claudia C Murolo Giuseppe G Corrao Giovanni G Agodi Antonella A
Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) 20211108 11
An assessment of the burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in terms of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) is useful for comparing and ranking HAIs and to support infection prevention and control strategies. We estimated the burden of healthcare-associated pneumoniae (HAP), bloodstream infection (HA BSI), urinary tract infection (HA UTI), and surgical site infection (SSI) in Sicily, Italy. We used data from 15,642 patients aged 45 years and above, identified during three repeated ...[more]