Estimating the Proportion of Healthcare-Associated Infections That Are Reasonably Preventable and the Related Mortality and Costs
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology2011Vol. 32(2), pp. 101–114
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Craig A. Umscheid, Matthew D. Mitchell, Jalpa A. Doshi, Rajender Agarwal, Kendal Williams, Patrick J. Brennan
Abstract
Our findings suggest that 100% prevention of HAIs may not be attainable with current evidence-based prevention strategies; however, comprehensive implementation of such strategies could prevent hundreds of thousands of HAIs and save tens of thousands of lives and billions of dollars.
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