Hospital-Acquired Infections Contribute to 100,000 Deaths Per Year, What's Being Done to More Effectively Treat Them: A Conversation with Amanda Jezek (November 13th)
Hospital-Acquired Infections Contribute to 100,000 Deaths Per Year, What's Being Done to More Effectively Treat Them: A Conversation with Amanda Jezek (November 13th)
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Listen Now Conservative estimates show hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) sicken two million Americans, directly kill 23,000 and contribute to a total of 100,000 deaths each year. The bacterial infection C. diff (Clostridium difficile) alone causes 250,000 people to be hospitalized annually. Healthcare costs associated with these infections are estimated at over $50 billion. These illnesses and deaths are largely the result of an overuse or misuse of antibiotics that causes bacteria to become over time drug or anti-microbial resistent. (Fifty percent of all antibioticis prescribed for people are not needed.) The CDC has recently termed these "nightmare bacteria." They pose, the CDC has stated further, a "catastrophic threat" to the public's health.
Hospital-Acquired Infections Contribute to 100,000 Deaths Per Year, What's Being Done to More Effectively Treat Them: A Conversation with Amanda Jezek (November 13th)
Hospital-Acquired Infections Contribute to…
Hospital-Acquired Infections Contribute to 100,000 Deaths Per Year, What's Being Done to More Effectively Treat Them: A Conversation with Amanda Jezek (November 13th)
Listen Now Conservative estimates show hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) sicken two million Americans, directly kill 23,000 and contribute to a total of 100,000 deaths each year. The bacterial infection C. diff (Clostridium difficile) alone causes 250,000 people to be hospitalized annually. Healthcare costs associated with these infections are estimated at over $50 billion. These illnesses and deaths are largely the result of an overuse or misuse of antibiotics that causes bacteria to become over time drug or anti-microbial resistent. (Fifty percent of all antibioticis prescribed for people are not needed.) The CDC has recently termed these "nightmare bacteria." They pose, the CDC has stated further, a "catastrophic threat" to the public's health.