Martínez FL, Díaz THM

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ABSTRACT

Healthcare-associated infection are defined as infections developing after hospitalization or stay at a healthcare facility that were not present or incubating at the time of admission. It has been associated with increasing morbidity and mortality, substantial inconvenience for the patient and institution, as well as striking increases in the cost of care of those patients for the institution. They encompass a diverse list including skin and surgical site infections, urinary tract infections, pneumonia and blood stream infections. Many policies and regulations have been developed, adopted and tested in an attempt to decrease the impact of these healthcare-associated infection. In this review we addressed the main aspects of the history and types of healthcare-associated infection, as well as the measures to control them.

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