Why is considering majoring in infection control?

Infection control explores a range of topics that include microbiology; antibiotic resistance and the role of the infection control team in managing major infections. Healthcare-associated infection affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide and is a major global issue for patient safety. It complicates between5 and10% of admissions in acute care hospitals in industrialised countries. In developing countries, the risk is two to twenty times higher and the proportion of infected patients frequently exceeds25%.