estimated 2 million cases annually or about 10% of American hospital patients (CDC/NNIS 1992) ... see also overview of Nosocomial infections.
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]
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]
For details see incidence of types of Nosocomial infections analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Nosocomial infections:
The following statistics relate to deaths and Nosocomial infections:
The term 'prevalence' of Nosocomial infections usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Nosocomial infections at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Nosocomial infections refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Nosocomial infections diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
Footnotes:
1. Notifiable Diseases Online, PPHB, Canada, 2000
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