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

Monina Klevens, R.; R. Edwards, Jonathan; Richards, Chesley; Horan, Teresa; P. Gaynes, Robert; A. Pollock, Daniel; M. Cardo, Denise

doi:10.1177/003335490712200205

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

Published in Public Health Reports • Mar 1, 2007

Authors:

R. Monina Klevens

Jonathan R. Edwards

Chesley Richards

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to provide a national estimate of the number of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and deaths in United States hospitals. METHODS: No single source of nationally representative data on HAIs is currently available. The authors used a multi-step approach an...

Subject

Medicine

Pneumonia

Disease control

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