Economic burden of healthcare-associated infections: an American perspective

Written by Scott Fisher
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Annually, approximately 2 million patients suffer with healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in the USA, and nearly 90,000 are estimated to die. The overall direct cost of HAIs to hospitals ranges from US$28 billion to 45 billion.

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