PATIENT SAFETY AND HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS

Healthcare-associated infections are infections caused by a wide variety of common and unusual bacteria, fungi, and viruses during the course of receiving medical care. Medical advances have brought lifesaving care to patients in need, yet many of those advances come with a risk of healthcare-associated infection. These infections related to medical care can be devastating and even deadly. As the ability to prevent healthcare-associated infections grows, these infections are increasingly unacceptable.Recent successes in healthcare-associated infections elimination have been very encouraging. E... Mehr ...