Healthcare-associated diseases, also called nosocomial or hospital-acquired conditions, are infections and adverse outcomes that patients develop as a consequence of receiving care in hospitals, clinics, and other health facilities rather than from their presenting illness. They constitute a major patient-safety and…
Healthcare-associated diseases, also called nosocomial or hospital-acquired conditions, are infections and adverse outcomes that patients develop as a consequence of receiving care in hospitals, clinics, and other health facilities rather than from their presenting illness. They constitute a major patient-safety and public-health concern, prolonging admissions, increasing costs, and contributing to morbidity and mortality, and they are frequently linked to invasive devices, surgical procedures, antimicrobial use, and lapses in hygiene. Prevention rests on infection prevention and control practice, encompassing hand hygiene, aseptic technique, environmental cleaning, and safe biomedical waste management, and on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers who implement these measures. Tuberculosis infection control and screening among healthcare workers, particularly under the added strain of the COVID-19 pandemic, illustrate the occupational dimension of transmission within facilities. Data quality, surveillance, and quality-improvement approaches such as the Donabedian model support monitoring and reduction of facility-acquired harm, while broader determinants include staffing, facility resources, and adherence to protocols. The journal publishes peer-reviewed studies, largely from resource-constrained health systems, addressing infection prevention and control, healthcare-worker knowledge and practice, waste management, and the surveillance and reduction of conditions acquired during the delivery of care.
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 12 articles above have been cited 39 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Healthcare Associated Diseases, linking to each citing work.