Infection Control Market – Global Industry Analysis Report, Share, Growth, Price Trends and Forecast, 2017 – 2024: Global Market Insights Inc. Infection Control Market is driven by growing geriatric population along with increasing prevalence of chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, obesity, heart and respiratory disorders owing to lifestyle changes, lack of physical exercise, consumption of junk food and harmful substances such as alcohol and tobacco. The elderly population is more prone to acquiring infections due to presence of combination of increased comorbid condition and decreasing activity of the immune system. Infection Control Market size is set to grow substantially over the forecast timeframe. Rise in number of surgical procedures coupled with growing incidence of nosocomial infections will boost infection control market growth during the forecast period. As per WHO statistics, out of every 100 individuals hospitalized globally at any given time, 10 in developing countries and 7 in developed countries are likely to acquire nosocomial infections.
Increasing focus on sterilization of food and disinfection will further propel growth. Presence of various government and non-government initiatives pertaining to spreading awareness regarding need for disinfection and maintenance of proper hygiene will boost market expansion. For instance, ‘Save Lives: Clean your hands’ initiative aimed at spreading awareness regarding maintenance of hand hygiene globally. Presence of strict regulatory policies pertaining to infection control agents will impede market growth to some extent. Moreover, saturation due to extensive use of these agents in developed economies will restrain growth in these regions. Products for infection control encompass disinfection and sterilization products. Disinfection segment held largest market share in 2015. The segment includes disinfectants, endoscopic reprocessors, medical non-wovens and disinfectors. Sterilization methods include various sterilization methods such as heat, filtration, low temperature, radiation and contract sterilization services. End users of infection control products include hospitals, life science companies, food industry, medical device companies and pharmaceutical companies among others. Hospital segment attributed for majority market share in 2015 owing to
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