Caseload, clinical spectrum and economic burden of infectious diseases in patients discharged from hospitals in Germany
In Germany, patients with infectious diseases constitute a significant proportion of all inpatients, with a broad spectrum of conditions. These patients are generally older, more severely ill, and require longer hospital stays than those without a primary infectious disease diagnosis, contributing substantially to the overall economic burden on the healthcare system.
Authors
- Florian Kron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4907-7490)
- Pia Hartmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4174-3268)
- Leif Erik Sander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0476-9947)
- Hartmut Stocker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9656-8474)
- Marylyn M. Addo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2836-9224)
- Jan Rupp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8722-1233)
- Maria J. G. T. Vehreschild (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0446-3224)
- Katja de With (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9473-3018)
- Bernd Salzberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9182-0455)
- Gerd Fätkenheuer
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University of Cologne (DE)
- FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management (DE)
- University Hospital Regensburg (DE)
- Universitäres Kinderwunschzentrum Lübeck (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (DE)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- QUIRIS Healthcare (DE)
- University Hospital Frankfurt (DE)
- St. Joseph-Krankenhaus (DE)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-025-02507-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Infektiologie
- Universität zu Lübeck