Author Interviews, CDC, Hand Washing, Hospital Acquired, Infections, NEJM / 26.03.2014
Hospital Acquired Infections: Still Room for Improvement
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Shelley S. Magill, M.D., Ph.D.
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings of the study?
Dr. Magill: The results of this survey show that healthcare-associated infections continue to be a threat to patient safety in U.S. acute care hospitals. Among the more than 11,000 patients included in the survey, approximately 4% (or 1 in 25) had at least one healthcare-associated infection at the time of the survey. We used these results to develop national estimates of healthcare-associated infections. We estimated that in 2011, there were approximately 721,800 healthcare-associated infections in U.S. acute care hospitals. The most common types of infections were surgical site infections (SSIs), pneumonias, and gastrointestinal infections.
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