2019-11-14Zeitschriftenartikel
Application of a new methodology and R package reveals a high burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in Germany compared to the average in the European Union/European Economic Area, 2011 to 2012
Zacher, Benedikt; Haller, Sebastian; Willrich, Niklas; Walter, Jan; Abu Sin, Muna; Cassini, Alessandro; Plachouras, Diamantis; Suetens, Carl; Behnke, Michael; Gastmeier, Petra; Wieler, Lothar H.; Eckmanns, Tim
Background
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) pose a major challenge to health systems. Burden of disease estimations in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) are useful for comparing and ranking HAIs.
Aim
To ...