Preventing infections acquired during health-care delivery.

摘要

In October, 2008, WHO issued an update on its global burden of disease study for the year 2004. This comprehensive report assesses the health status of the world's population and focuses on major causes of morbidity, mortality, and disability for 135 diseases. Although acquiring an infection during the delivery of health care is considered the most frequent adverse event that threatens the safety of patients around the world, health-care-associated infection (HAI) is not included in the global burden estimates.