[Comment] Infections in long-term care: burden affirmed, action needed

In The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Enrico Ricchizzi and colleagues report the results of a year-long study of the incidence of health-care-associated infections (HAIs) in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in nine European countries.1 Using prospective surveillance data from more than 3000 residents in 65 LTCFs, the authors show that 57% of residents had at least one HAI during the 12-month observation period, with respiratory tract infections (RTIs) and urinary tract infections (UTIs) being most common, and with an overall case fatality rate of 4·5% (95% CI 2·5–4·8).