Estimating the burden of nosocomial infections: Time dependency and cost clustering should be taken into account

Am J Infect Control. 2017 Jan 1;45(1):94-95. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.07.030. Epub 2016 Nov 9.

Authors

Thomas Heister¹, Klaus Kaier², Martin Wolkewitz²

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. Electronic address: heister@imbi.uni-freiburg.de.
² Institute for Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

PMID: 27836389
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.07.030

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / economics*
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Health Care Costs*
Humans
Length of Stay
Time Factors