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Correction: Burden of five healthcare associated infections in Australia

Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control volume 11, Article number: 129 (2022) Cite this article

The Original Article was published on 13 May 2022

Upon publication [1], the authors noted an error in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4. The corrected figures are below. This error related only to stratification of results by age group category resulting in a change to the x-axis scale, and does not otherwise impact on the results of this paper.

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Figure 1 Number of cases of healthcare associated infections per 100,000 population in Australia, presented with previously published data from the EU and Germany

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Figure 2 Number of DALYs from healthcare associated infections, stratified by age, in Australia, presented with previously published data from the EU and Germany, normalised by population

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Figure 3 Number of attributable deaths from healthcare associated infections, stratified by age, in Australia, presented with previously

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Figure 4 Estimated rate of five healthcare associated infections, normalised by population, in Australia, presented with previously published data from Europe and Germany

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  1. Lydeamore MJ, Mitchell BG, Bucknall T, Cheng AC, Russo PL, Stewardson AJ. Burden of five healthcare associated infections in Australia. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2022 May 13;11(1):69. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01109-8

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  1. Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred and Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    M. J. Lydeamore, A. C. Cheng & A. J. Stewardson

  2. School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah, NSW, Australia

    Mitchell B. G

  3. School of Nursing, Avondale University, Cooranbong, NSW, Australia

    Mitchell B. G

  4. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia

    T. Bucknall

  5. Deakin Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research-Alfred Health Partnership, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    T. Bucknall

  6. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Frankston, VIC, Australia

    P. L. Russo

  7. Department of Nursing Research, Cabrini Institute, Malvern, VIC, Australia

    P. L. Russo

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Lydeamore, M.J., G, M.B., Bucknall, T. et al. Correction: Burden of five healthcare associated infections in Australia. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 11, 129 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01167-y

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