Reasons for Writing This Book The published literature on the
economic appraisal of healthcare acquired infection (HAI) is
described by phrases such as: "With so many virtues of the
cost-benefit approach identified, it is perhaps puzzling why
greater use of economic appraisal has not been made in the area of
infection control" [1] "Clinicians should partner with economists
and policy analysts to expand and improve the economic evidence
available" [2] "the quality of economic evaluations should be
increased to inform decision makers and clinicians" [3] "The
economics of preventing hospital-acquired infections is most often
described in general terms. The underlying concepts and mechanisms
are rarely made explicit but should be understood for research and
policy-making" [4] The aim of this book is to describe how
economics should be used to inform decisi- making about infection
control. Our motivation stems from the previous quotes which show
economics is being used within the infection control community, but
not to its full potential. Our expectation is that you do not have
any formal training in economic analyses. Economic analyses have
been used for many decades to argue for increased funding for
hospital infection-control. In 1957, Clarke [5] investigated bed
wastage in British hospitals due to Staphylococcus aureus in
patient's wounds. She concluded .... "the average length of stay in
hospital of patients whose wounds were infected with Staph.
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