Prevention and Treatment of Health Care–Acquired Infections
Health care–acquired infections present a tremendous challenge to the care of hospitalized patients. Unfortunately, the risk of acquiring a health care–associated infection (HAI) is rising. The vast majority of HAI are of four types: urinary tract infections, surgical site infections, bloodstream infections, and pneumonia. This chapter aims to provide current data and strategies relating to the prevention of HAIs among hospitalized patients.
aDepartment of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Tower Ground Floor, Suite 101, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
bCenter for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 825 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021, USA
Corresponding author. Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Tower Ground Floor, Suite 101, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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