title: [Healthcare-associated infections. The current state of the problem].
abstract: The current article elucidates some novel trends in the field of healthcare-associated infections emerged in the foreign scientific medical publications over the last year and a half (January 2013 - June 2014). The following topics are covered: definition of the term, the body of publications bibliometrics, classification, statistics, patient-to-professional infection transmission, control and prevention, specialized national organizations, new guidelines and a new monograph on the theme. The conducted analysis demonstrates the significance of the topic and the high rate of research in the field.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Bolekhan
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Golota
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Krassiĭ
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Razumova
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Suborova
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007239:Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy