Wenzel R P, Edmond M B
Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2001 Mar-Apr;7(2):174-7. doi: 10.3201/eid0702.010203.
Nosocomial bloodstream infections are a leading cause of death in the United States. If we assume a nosocomial infection rate of 5%, of which 10% are bloodstream infections, and an attributable mortality rate of 15%, bloodstream infections would represent the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. Because most risk factors for dying after bacteremia or fungemia may not be changeable, prevention efforts must focus on new infection-control technology and techniques.
医院获得性血流感染是美国主要的死亡原因之一。如果我们假设医院感染率为5%,其中10%为血流感染,且归因死亡率为15%,那么血流感染将成为美国第八大主要死亡原因。由于菌血症或真菌血症后死亡的大多数风险因素可能无法改变,预防工作必须集中在新的感染控制技术和方法上。