Prevalence and Incidence of Nosocomial infections

Incidence (annual) of Nosocomial infections:

estimated 2 million cases annually or about 10% of American hospital patients (CDC/NNIS 1992) ... see also overview of Nosocomial infections.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "estimated 2 million cases annually or about 10% of American hospital patients (CDC/NNIS 1992)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Nosocomial infections:

2,000,000 per year, 166,666 per month, 38,461 per week, 5,479 per day, 228 per hour, 3 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "estimated 2 million cases annually or about 10% of American hospital patients (CDC/NNIS 1992)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence of types of Nosocomial infections:

For details see incidence of types of Nosocomial infections analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:

• Aspergillus: 1-2 per 100,000 per year (DBMD)
• Legionnaires' disease: 1,108 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis: 18,361 cases annually in the USA (1998); 8 million people worldwide develop active TB and 3 million die; 17,531 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999); 5.50 per 100,000 in Canada 2000¹
• Escherichia coli: 25,000 cases per year estimated
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Incidence statistics for Nosocomial infections:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Nosocomial infections:

• 2.84 per 1,000 hospitalised at risk patients developed infections due to medical care in America 2000-2002 (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)
• 88,286 cases of selected infections resulting from medical care occurred in the US 2000-2002 (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)
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Death statistics for Nosocomial infections:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Nosocomial infections:

• About 20,000 deaths in the U.S. per year (CDC)
• 3,805 deaths from selected infections resulting from medical care were attributable to the patient safety incident in the US 2000-2002 (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)
• 13.16% of selected infections resulting from medical care led to death in the US 2000-2002 (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)
• 4.31% of deaths from selected infections resulting from medical care were attributable to the patient safety incident in the US 2000-2002 (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)
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