Assessing the burden of Clostridium difficile infections for hospitals

Elise Hebbinckuys (1) , Jean-Pierre Marissal (2) , Cristian Preda (3) , Valérie Leclercq (1)

1 Hôpital Saint Philibert [Lomme]
2 ICL - Institut Catholique de Lille
3 MODAL - MOdel for Data Analysis and Learning

Nosocomial infections place a heavy burden on the healthcare system. However, quantifying the burden raises many questions, ranging from the way to accurately estimate the extra length of stay at hospital to defining and costing the preventive methods among the different care providers.

Domaines: Applications [stat.AP]; Méthodologie [stat.ME]

Elise Hebbinckuys, Jean-Pierre Marissal, Cristian Preda, Valérie Leclercq. Assessing the burden of Clostridium difficile infections for hospitals. Journal of Hospital Infection, 2017, pp.1-7. ⟨10.1016/j.jhin.2017.08.023⟩. ⟨hal-01655460⟩