Consider the Facts
If compliance protocols are improving, why are more patients than ever contracting superbugs at hospitals nationwide? Surgeons wear personal protective equipment (PPE) during surgery. Dental hygienists wear masks and gloves during routine procedures. A crowded emergency room can put everyone at risk for transmitting bioaerosols.
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75K
people died from HAIs annually in the U.S. in 2011
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2mil
people acquire antibiotic resistant infections each year
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380K
people die from infections in long term care facilities annually