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A 7-year analysis of attributable costs of healthcare-associated infections in a network of community hospitals in the southeastern United States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 August 2023

Helen L. Zhang Open the ORCID record for Helen L. Zhang [Opens in a new window] ,
Linda Crane ,
Andrea Lynn Cromer Open the ORCID record for Andrea Lynn Cromer [Opens in a new window] ,
Amanda Green ,
Polly Padgette ,
Valerie C. Payne ,
Linda Roach ,
Brittain Wood  and
Deverick J. Anderson Open the ORCID record for Deverick J. Anderson [Opens in a new window]
Helen L. Zhang*
Affiliation:
Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Linda Crane
Affiliation:
Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Andrea Lynn Cromer
Affiliation:
Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Amanda Green
Affiliation:
Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Polly Padgette
Affiliation:
Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Valerie C. Payne
Affiliation:
Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Linda Roach
Affiliation:
Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Brittain Wood
Affiliation:
Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Deverick J. Anderson*
Affiliation:
Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
*
Corresponding author: Helen L. Zhang; Email: helen.l.zhang@duke.edu. Or Deverick J. Anderson; Email: deverick.anderson@duke.edu
Corresponding author: Helen L. Zhang; Email: helen.l.zhang@duke.edu. Or Deverick J. Anderson; Email: deverick.anderson@duke.edu
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Abstract

We calculated the attributable cost of several healthcare-associated infections in a community hospital network: central-line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI-HOs) (43 hospitals); surgical site infections (SSIs) (40 hospitals). From 2016 to 2022, the total cost of CLABSIs, CAUTIs, CDI-HOs, and SSIs was $420,012,025.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 45 , Issue 1 , January 2024 , pp. 103 - 105
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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