Hospital Acquired Infections Result in 90,000 Deaths Annually
Summary
“HAIs are a huge problem and this is an opportunity for the most logical tests to treat them.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that HAIs affect nearly 2 million Americans annually, resulting in 90,000 deaths and up to $6.5 billion in extra costs.A 2009 edition study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that 51% of patients in nearly 1,300 intensive care units in 75 countries were suffering from some kind of hospital-acquired infection.The opponents say that techniques such as chromogenic growth media identify carriers in enough time to limit the damage they can do.” Kalorama Information’s report, “The Worldwide Market for In Vitro Diagnostic Tests,” takes a look at these topics and more.“HAIs are a huge problem and this is an opportunity for the most logical tests to treat them.”The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that HAIs affect nearly 2 million Americans annually, resulting in 90,000 deaths and up to $6.5 billion in extra costs.The opponents say that techniques such as chromogenic growth media identify carriers in enough time to limit the damage they can do.”Kalorama Information’s report, “The Worldwide Market for In Vitro Diagnostic Tests,” takes a look at these topics and more.