[Economic loss of nosocomial infections in patients with cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction].

Objective: To evaluate the economic loss of nosocomial infections (NI) in patients with cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction.

Methods: We used case-control method to compare the medical expenses between 46 pairs of cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction patients with or without NI.

Results: The median hospital stay, total treatment expense, medications expense, examination expense, and treatment expense of NI were significantly higher in the NI group than in non-NI group (all P < 0.01 ).

Conclusions: NI can prolong hospital stay and increase medical expenses of patients with cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction. Effective measures should be taken to control NI.