by Brianna Crandall — September 4, 2015—An increase in government initiatives for controlling healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs), in addition to the rapidly rising prevalence of HAI cases, have helped to stimulate the growth of the HAIs market on a global scale, according to a report published by Persistence Market Research and just added to the Reportlinker Web site.
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) refer to the infections that are acquired by patients during their stay in hospitals, explains the report. These infections are caused by the transmission of pathogens, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, from one patient to another, or from a healthcare worker to a patient.
Drivers
Lack of proper sanitation in hospitals, poor infrastructure, and lack of awareness among healthcare workers are some of the common causes that are boosting the number of HAI cases. In addition, lack of training and poor infection control practices in hospitals also lead to the spreading of HAIs, along with factors such as age and nutritional status.
Globally, factors such as increasing government and non-government initiatives for controlling HAIs, an aging population, and the rising prevalence of HAIs cases have helped in the growth of the HAIs market.
According to the report, North America currently dominates the global HAIs market. The U.S. represents the largest market for HAIs control in the North American region. This is due to technical advancements and more focus on improved healthcare facilities in the region. Asia is expected to experience high growth rate in the next five years in HAIs control market. This is due to high prevalence of HAIs in the region and increasing demand for improved healthcare facilities.
Restraints
However, factors such as lack of primary healthcare infrastructure in developing countries and lack of awareness about HAIs are restraining the global HAIs control market. The rising number of product launches and increasing popularity of gas plasma sterilization technology are some of the latest trends that have been observed in the global market.
This report provides in-depth analysis and estimation of the HAIs control market for the period 2014 to 2020, considering 2013 as the base year for calculation. In addition, data pertaining to current market dynamics including market drivers, restraints, trends and strategic developments has been provided in the report.
The HAIs control market is categorized on the basis of type of method, types of cleaning and sterilization techniques, diagnostics techniques, treatments, diseases and geography. Based on the type of cleaning and sterilization techniques, the HAIs control market comprises instrument sterilization, wide-area sterilization and disinfection of linen. Based on the type of environmental treatment, the market comprises air treatment, water treatment and chemical treatment.
Some of the major players in the cleaning and sterilization segment in HAIs control market are STERIS Corporation, Getinge AB and Advanced Sterilization Products. Some of the key market players for treatment of HAIs include Pfizer, Inc. and Merck & Co., Inc., and players for the diagnostics segment are Hoffmann-La Roche, Ltd. and bioMerieux SA. Companies were profiled for the report on the basis of attributes such as company overview, recent developments, growth strategies, sustainability and financial overview.
The full report, Global Market Study on HAIs Control: Cleaning and Sterilization to Witness Highest Growth by 2020, is available for purchase from the Persistence Market Research Web site.
