Hospital Infections Triple Patients' Length of Stay

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A hospital-acquired infection triples a patient's length of stay and their risk of dying five-fold.

A study in the US looked at rates of Staphylococcus aureus (S aureus) infection in hundreds of hospitals to assess the impact on costs, time in hospital and mortality rates.

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Hospital Infections Triple Patients' Length of Stay

The researchers concluded that the infections were an enormous burden on hospitals by signi...

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