Healthcare-associated infections in European hospitals (PPS survey) 2022-2023

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6 May 2024

Healthcare-associated infections in European hospitals

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Each year, 4.3 million patients in hospitals in the EU/EEA are affected by healthcare-associated infections

6 May 2024

Each year, 4.3 million patients in hospitals in the EU/EEA acquire at least one healthcare-associated infection during their stay in the hospital.

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Healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals

Healthcare-associated infections are infections acquired by patients during their stay in a hospital or another healthcare setting. Although some of these infections can be treated easily, others may more seriously affect a patient’s health, increasing their stay in the hospital and hospital costs, and causing considerable distress to these patients.