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<p>The most recent reliable estimate of the cost of healthcare associated infections
is derived from the Plowman Report, which estimated the cost to be £1 billion per
year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although there is no systematic analysis of average
costs of all healthcare associated infections, the average cost of Meticillin-resistant
staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia is estimated to be £7,000 per case and Clostridium
difficile infection is estimated to be £10,000 per case.</p><p> </p>
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