Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI): The Perfect Storm has Arrived!

Authors

Rodney E. Rohde, Texas State UniversityFollow
Marilyn Felkner, Texas Department of State Health ServicesFollow
Julie Reagan, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Amber Mitchell, International Safety CenterFollow
Pat Tille, South Dakota State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2016

Publication Title

Clinical Laboratory Science

DOI

10.29074/ascls.29.1.28

ISSN

1945-3574

Abstract

On any given day approximately 1 of every 25 inpatients in U.S. acute care hospitals has at least one healthcare–associated infection (HAI), adding up to about 722,000 infections in 2011. Pneumonia and surgical-site infection are the most common infection types, and Clostridium difficile is the most common pathogen.

Recommended Citation

Rohde, Rodney E., Marilyn Felkner, Julie Reagan, Amber Mitchell, Pat Tille. 2016. "Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI): The Perfect Storm has Arrived!." Clinical Laboratory Science, 29 (1): 28-31. doi: 10.29074/ascls.29.1.28
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