The economic burden of nosocomial infections for hospitals: evidence from Germany
NIs pose a substantial economic burden for hospitals. From a health economics' perspective, there are strong economic incentives for hospitals to implement infection control interventions, such as the involvement of a prevention link physician/nurse.
Authors
- Meike Maria Neuwirth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7907-5819)
- Anne Kitschen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8791-8444)
- Dirk Sauerland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7651-2799)
- Lulseged M. Asegu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9308-4550)
Institutions
- Witten/Herdecke University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10176-8
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.80
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit