title: [Legal aspects of the health care institution liability for nosocomial infections].
abstract: In this paper, the basic concepts concerning the liability of health care institution for nosocomial infections are presented. The principles of ex contracto and ex delicto liabilities, as well as the concept of so-called anonymous guilt are discussed. The range of duties for both the health care institution and the employed medical personnel is indicated, the duties and the consequences of their non-fulfillment are systematized, and the obligatory jurisdiction concerning the functioning of prima facie evidence is considered. The author aimed at explaining the principles governing the civil liability of health care institutions and their employees.
authors.affiliation: Uniwersytet Medyczny, Załdad Higieny i Promocji Zdrowia, Łódź. anna.garus-pakowska@umed.lodz.pl
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garus-Pakowska
authors.forename: Franciszek
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Szatko
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pakowski
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016365:Liability, Legal; D011044:Poland; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control