Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002

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Authors

R. Monina Klevens · National Center for Infectious Diseases

Jonathan R. Edwards · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Chesley Richards · Health Services Research & Development

Teresa Horan · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Robert P. Gaynes · National Center for Infectious Diseases

Daniel A. Pollock · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Denise M. Cardo

Abstract

HAIs in hospitals are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. The method described for estimating the number of HAIs makes the best use of existing data at the national level.

Topics & Keywords

Nosocomial Infections in ICU Neonatal and Maternal Infections Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Public Health Reports

Volume 122, Issue 2, pp. 160-166

DOI: 10.1177/003335490712200205

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