Nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections are an important focus of infection prevention in all countries, as they are a major cause of preventable disease and mortality (mainly in developing countries). In the United States, it has been estimated that as many as one hospital patient in ten acquires a nosocomial 
infection, or 2 million patients a year. Estimates of the annual cost range from $4.5 billion to $11 billion and up. Nosocomial infections are infections which are a result of treatment in a hospital or a healthcare service unit, but secondary to the patient’s original condition (source: wikipedia.org).
Nosocomial infections are widespread and will become even more important as a public health problem with increasing economic and human impact. It is stated in the article below which describe us about the key aspects such what the most common types of nosocomial infections are, what impact nosocomial infections have on healthcare, how nosocomial infections increase the cost of healthcare, why preventing nosocomial infections is important, impact of nosocomial infections, and frequency and type of nosocomial infections.
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