Global Prevalence Study on Infections in Urology

Why this study?

Importance of hospital acquired infections
Infective complications may ruin the most elegant of surgical interventions and can be lethal for the patient. The prevalence of hospital acquired infections may be related to surgical skill, hospital hygiene and environmental factors.  The factors vary significantly throughout the world. While immunosuppressed intensive care patients are common in industrialized countries, lack of the most basic factors like disinfectants and surgical gloves may be important in developing countries. With a reported prevalence of 9.7% in western countries, the economical cost of NAUTI is enormous.
 
The role of pathogens
Pathogens may come from the patient