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Urinary tract infections and gastrointestinal infections represented the largest burden of HAI in the 75\u201384- and over-85-year age groups, and surgical-site infections represented the largest burden in inpatients under 75 years of age. The prevalence of urinary catheterization was higher in each of the over-65 age groups (P<\/jats:italic><.0001). Importantly, this study reveals that a high prevalence of HAI in inpatients over the age of 65 years is found across a range of specialties within acute hospital care. An increased prevalence of HAI was observed in medical, orthopedic, and surgical specialties.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions.<\/jats:title>HAI is an important outcome indicator of acute inpatient hospital care, and our analysis demonstrates that HAI prevalence increases linearly with increasing age (P<\/jats:italic><.0001). Focusing interventions on preventing urinary tract infection and gastrointestinal infections would have the biggest public health benefit. 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