Spatial Patterns in Hospital-Acquired Infections in Portugal (2014-2017).

Hugo Teixeira Alberto FreitasAntónio SarmentoPaulo Nossa Hernâni Manuel da Silva Lobo Maia GonçalvesMaria de Fátima Pina

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)

The incidence of HAI is not randomly distributed in the space; clusters of high risk in the central region were seen over the entire study period. These findings may be useful to support healthcare policymakers and to promote a revision of infection control policies, providing insights for improved implementation.

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