title: Healthcare associated infections (HAI) perspectives.
abstract: Healthcare associated infections (HAI) are among the major complications of modern medical therapy. The most important HAIs are those related to invasive devices: central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) as well as surgical site infections (SSI). HAIs are associated with significant mortality, morbidities and increasing healthcare cost. The cited case-fatality rate ranges from 2.3% to 14.4% depending on the type of infection. In this mini-review, we shed light on these aspects as well as drivers to decrease HAIs.
authors.affiliation: Specialty Internal Medicine Unit Dhahran Health Center, Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA. Electronic address: jaffar.tawfiq@aramco.com.
authors.forename: Jaffar A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Al-Tawfiq
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Tambyah
mesh_terms: D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality
keywords: Hand hygiene; Healthcare associated infection