SHEA estimates preventable HAIs.
*Perhaps as many as 82% of deaths from bloodstream infections could be prevented, according to SHEA study. *Compliance with timing of antibiotic administration to prevent surgical site infection is cited as needing improvement. *Removal of the catheter to prevent urinary tract infections is 'sometimes easier said than done,' says expert.
D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology