The total number of patients getting a healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) in the EU every year can be estimated at 3 000 000 and approximately 50 000 deaths are estimated to occur every year as a consequence of the infection.
Skupno število bolnikov v EU, pri katerih se vsako leto pojavi bolnišnična okužba, je ocenjeno na 3 000 000, zaradi okužbe pa naj bi bilo po ocenah vsako leto približno 50 000 primerov smrti.