And the report reveals that approximately one in four hospital-treatedsepsis cases and almost half of all cases of sepsis with organ dysfunction treated in adult intensive-care units are health care-associated.
Today, on the eve of World Hand Hygiene Day, WHO is previewing the first ever Global Report on Infection Prevention and Control which brings together evidence from scientific literature and various reports, and new data from WHO studies.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many challenges and gaps in IPC in all regions and countries, including those which had the most advanced IPC programmes,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General.
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我们现在的挑战是要确保所有国家都能为此配置所需的人力资源、用品和基础设施。”
“It has also provided an unprecedented opportunity to take stock of the situation and rapidly scale up outbreak readiness and response through IPC practices, as well as strengthening IPC programmes across the health system.
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世卫组织的新报告首次对世界各国实施感染预防和控制规划的方式进行了全球状况分析，包括区域和国家重点。
The new WHO report provides the first-ever global situation analysis of how IPC programmes are being implemented in countries around the world, including regional and country focuses.
While highlighting the harm to patients and healthcare workers caused by HAIs and antimicrobial resistance, the report also addresses the impact and cost-effectiveness of infection prevention and control programmes and the strategies and resources available to countries to improve them.
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医疗保健相关感染和抗微生物药物耐药性对人们生命的影响无法估量。
The impact of healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial resistance on people’s lives is incalculable.
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每年有超过24%的医疗保健相关败血症患者和52.3%在重症监护室接受治疗的患者死亡。
Over 24% of patients affected by health care-associated sepsis and 52.3% of those patients treated in an intensive care unit die each year.
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当感染对抗微生物药物产生耐药性时，死亡人数会增加两到三倍。
Deaths are increased two to threefold when infections are resistant to antimicrobials.