Burden of healthcare-associated infections in Italy: incidence, attributable mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from a nationwide study, 2016.

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Abstract

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are an increasing public health threat. Measuring disease burden in disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) allows the combination of morbidity and mortality into one figure, as it represents the summation of years lived with disability and years of life lost.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Hosp Infect

Title: The Journal of hospital infection

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1532-2939

ISSN (Print): 0195-6701

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 2021

Volume: 113

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Public Health and Paediatrics, University of Turin, Torino, Italy. Electronic address: valerio.bordino@unito.it.

[2 ] Department of Public Health and Paediatrics, University of Turin, Torino, Italy.

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Publisher Item ID: S0195-6701(21)00176-6

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.04.023

PubMed ID: 33940090

SO-VID: 64174412-ffa1-49c2-904f-3e71551c384c

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Keywords: Italy,DALY,Burden,Healthcare-associated infections

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Keywords: Italy, DALY, Burden, Healthcare-associated infections

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