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<Articles JournalTitle="Iranian Journal of Public Health">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Iranian Journal of Public Health</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2251-6085</Issn>
      <Volume>54</Volume>
      <Issue>4</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>04</Month>
        <Day>02</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">The Future of Nosocomial Infections</title>
    <FirstPage>881</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>884</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Hossein</FirstName>
        <LastName>Moameri</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">1.	Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Scienc-es, Kerman, Iran 2.	Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sahar</FirstName>
        <LastName>Salehi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>AliAkbar</FirstName>
        <LastName>Haghdoost</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">1.	Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran 2.	HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>07</Month>
        <Day>29</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>12</Month>
        <Day>23</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Nosocomial infections remain one of the most severe public health issues, infecting millions of patients worldwide each year.&#xA0; The global prevalence of nosocomial infections varies between 3.0% and 20.7%, with an incidence rate ranging from 5% to 10%. In this short article, we have tried to present a different perspective on the future of nosocomial infections from the author's viewpoint. According to our assessment, due to megatrends such as global exposure, population aging, and augmenting drug resistance, nosocomial infections are expected to become more severe in the future. On the other hand, advancements in health technologies such as e-health, Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, and less invasive interventions form a new generation of hospitals capable of preventing and controlling nosocomial infections. Presenting novel approaches to nosocomial infection management will transform medicine. Therefore, it seems that in the following years, nosocomial infections will follow a different trend.
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    <web_url>https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/36198</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/36198/8530</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
