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Most health care–associated infections aren’t device associated
Major finding: An estimated 648,000 inpatients at U.S. acute care hospitals had approximately 721,800 health care–associated infections in 2011,...
One in 25 hospitalized patients on any given day has an infection acquired from health care, and as many as 1 in 9 of those will die.
At a press briefing, Dr. Michael Bell discussed new data from a prevalence study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where he is the deputy director for the division of health care quality promotion. Hospitals, doctors, and patients all have a role to play in decreasing the risks of these infections, he said.
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This article was updated 3/28/2014.