A top-10 leading cause of death in the United States,1 HAIs cause an estimated 1.7 million infections and 99,000 associated deaths in American hospitals each year.2 Learn more about ways HAI is transmitted and discuss how to prevent them in hospitals and healthcare facilities.
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services. Healthcare-Associated Infections. Available at: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/healthDis.html. Accessed April 1, 2010.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services. Estimates of Healthcare-Associated Infections. Available at: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/hai.html. Accessed April 1, 2010.
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