title: [Economic loss of nosocomial infections in patients with cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the economic loss of nosocomial infections (NI) in patients with cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used case-control method to compare the medical expenses between 46 pairs of cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction patients with or without NI.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The median hospital stay, total treatment expense, medications expense, examination expense, and treatment expense of NI were significantly higher in the NI group than in non-NI group (all P < 0.01 ).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  NI can prolong hospital stay and increase medical expenses of patients with cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction. Effective measures should be taken to control NI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Infection Control, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Li-Hong
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jing-Li
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wen-Hui
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Gui-Zhen
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000191:economics*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000191:economics*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged