Key Points
Hospital-acquired infections in India affect 10-20% of admitted patients, exacerbated by antibiotic misuse leading to resistant microbes...
While hospital might be the farthest place you can get sick, but about 10 to 20% of admitted patients acquire infections in India...
Hospital-acquired infections, also known as nosocomial infections, are those infections that patients contract during their stay in healthcare facilities, such as hospitals or clinics, which were not present or incubating at the time of admission..
At any time, over 1.4 million people worldwide suffer from infectious complications acquired in hospital, as per the health agency.. . Hospital-acquired infections that patients contract during their stay in healthcare facilities..
According to the study, there are 136 million hospital-acquired infections (HARIs) globally each year, with China (52 million), Pakistan (10 million), and India (9 million) experiencing the highest numbers...
