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Swine flu: Hospital hygiene critical
Swine flu: Hospital hygiene critical
NEW YORK, April 27 (UPI) -- Rigorous infection control in hospitals may be key to limiting deaths from swine flu in the United States, a non-profit group official says.
Out of patience with hospital infections
NEW YORK, July 24 (UPI) -- Grieving families across the United States will hold candlelight vigils Friday in memory of those who died of hospital infections, a patient advocate said.
Group: Only acceptable infection rate is 0
NEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- A former New York state lieutenant governor says the state's performance on lowering rates of hospital-acquired infections is not good enough.
Doctors freer after managed care changes
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Specialist physicians across the United States say they have gained more control over patient care following the retreat of managed care insurance in the late 1
British think tank: Examine biopolicy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Despite the lack of a conclusive link between individual action and specific human genes as well as fears about negative impacts, a new study from a British think tank says research into behavioral genetics must be allowed to flourish because of the poten
Think Tanks Wrap-up
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The UPI Think Tank Wrap-Up is a daily digest covering brief opinion pieces, reactions to recent news events, and position statements released by various think tanks.

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“ As many as 10 percent of patients contract infections in the hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile race through hospitals, spread by unwashed hands and unclean equipment, ”
Swine flu: Hospital hygiene critical
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“ If hospitals have effective infection controls in place, the disease can be prevented from spreading to visitors, healthcare workers and their families, ”
Swine flu: Hospital hygiene critical
United Press International
“ The CDC claims that 1.7 million people contract infections in U.S. hospitals each year. The truth is several times that number, ”
Out of patience with hospital infections
United Press International
“ The New York State Hospital-Acquired Infection Reporting System 2007 report compares New York's performance with national infection rate averages, and finds the state slightly below or slightly above these averages, ”
Group: Only acceptable infection rate is 0
United Press International
“ The national rate in 2007 was 2.7 infections for each 1,000 days, meaning that New York patients had a 37 percent greater chance of infection than the national average, ”
Group: Only acceptable infection rate is 0
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