hospital-acquired infection

As a result, in the last two decades the rate of hospital-acquired infection has risen 36 percent.

I also welcome the Commission's commitment to a communication on hospital-acquired infections.

Pneumonia is the most common hospital-acquired infection that causes death.

More than 19,000 people die each year in the United States because of hospital-acquired infections.

Hospital-acquired infections account for $30.5 billion in excess healthcare costs each year.

One is an effort to reduce hospital-acquired infections, estimated to cost billions of dollars every year.

And hospital-acquired infection is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.

In addition, hospital-acquired infections by C. albicans have become a cause of major health concerns.

Deaths from hospital-acquired infections are rarely reported as such.

The current rates of hospital-acquired infection leave me unsettled.

In recent years, C. difficile, has emerged as one of the world's most common hospital-acquired infections.

It is a system that detects and constantly checks Hospital-acquired infections.

To the Editor: The national mortality and economic costs of hospital-acquired infections are staggering.

And medical centers that do examine problems, such as hospital-acquired infections, often pay dearly in terms of adverse public relations.

Prevention of transmission of hospital-acquired infections is apparently not to be emphasized.

There must be transparency required for identifiable problems such as hospital-acquired infections - a $50 billion a year cost to our healthcare system.

Despite these risks, drugs like gentamicin can be lifesaving in patients with serious hospital-acquired infection.

Hospital-acquired infections are being targeted due to their susceptibility to multi-drug resistance.

One in ten hospital-acquired infections are from Pseudomonas.

Arenicin-3 is currently being developed as an antibiotic for hospital-acquired infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria.

Collection, and analysis of healthcare data to monitor hospital-acquired infection trends, to plan interventions with other established public health agencies.

Invasive medical procedures will result in a variety of hospital-acquired infections, such as Staphylococcus aureus.

Since the test can be performed relatively quickly, the test is being considered for use in hospitals where hospital-acquired infections can occur.

He also successfully implemented key components of the Governor's health-care reform plan, including hospital-acquired infection control and health-disparity reduction.

Hygiene to control such flora is important in preventing the transmission of antibiotic resistant hospital-acquired infections.