RT Book, Section
A1 Kasper, Dennis L.
A1 Fauci, Anthony S.
A1 Hauser, Stephen L.
A1 Longo, Dan L.
A1 Jameson, J. Larry
A1 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1128783752
T1 Infections Acquired in Health Care Facilities
T2 Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071828529
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128783752
RD 2023/05/29
AB Hospital-acquired  or  nosocomial  infections  (defined  as  those  not  present  or  incubating  at  the  time  of  admission  to  the  hospital)  and  other  health  care–associated  infections  affect  an  estimated  1.7  million  pts,  cost  $28–33  billion,  and  contribute  to  99,000  deaths  in  U.S.  hospitals  each  year.  Although  efforts  to  lower  infection  risks  have  been  challenged  by  the  growing  numbers  of  immunocompromised  pts,  antibiotic-resistant  bacteria,  fungal  and  viral  superinfections,  and  invasive  procedures  and  devices,  the  “zero-tolerance”  viewpoint  of  consumer  advocates  holds  that  nearly  all  health  care–associated  infections  should  be  avoidable.  Accordingly,  federal  legislation  now  exists  to  prevent  U.S.  hospitals  from  upgrading  Medicare  charges  to  pay  hospital  costs  resulting  from  at  least  14  specific  nosocomial  events.