Microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungus, and parasites are the most common causes of infections. Infections can range from stomach and intestinal infections to lung and respiratory infections, eye and ear infections, hospital acquired infections (HAIs), skin infections, and sexually transmitted infections. Cross infection from the surface and skin of the patient, equipment, and healthcare staff can cause these illnesses. Sterilization, cleaning and disinfection goods, protective barriers, and endoscope reprocessing items are some of the several types of products and services available to control infections.
Increase in incidence of hospital-acquired infections, rise in number of surgical procedures that require high intensity infection prevention & control, surge in number of government awareness program to ensure high degree infection prevention, rise in geriatric population, and surge in cases of chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart and respiratory disorders are the major factors that are expected to drive the growth of the market. In addition, rise in need for sterilization and disinfection in hospitals & clinics, technological advancements in sterilization & disinfection equipment, surge in outsourcing of sterilization services among hospitals, pharmaceutical & medical device companies, increase in production of medical nonwovens and single-use products due to surge in cases of COVID-19 are expected to drive the growth of the infection control market. However, adverse effects of chemical disinfectants and concerns regarding the safety of reprocessed instruments are expected to restrain the growth of the infection control market. Conversely, rise in adoption of single use medical nonwovens and devices is expected to offer lucrative opportunities during the forecast period.
The infection control market is divided into three segments: product and service, end user, and region. The market is divided into sterilisation, cleaning & disinfection products, protective barriers, and endoscope reprocessing products based on product and service. The sterilisation market is classified into sterilisation products, contract sterilisation services, sterilisation consumables, and sterilisation accessories. Heat sterilisation equipment, low temperature sterilisation equipment, radiation sterilisation equipment, and other sterilisation equipment comprise the sterilisation product segment. Contract sterilisation services are further classified as ethylene oxide sterilisation, e-beam sterilisation, gamma sterilisation, and others. Sterilization consumables and accessories are further subdivided into sterilisation indicators and packaging accessories. The market for cleaning and disinfection products is classified into disinfectants, disinfectors, and others. Disinfectants are further subdivided into wipes, liquids, and sprays.
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