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New Study Finds Combination of Strategies and Practices Can Dramatically Reduce Deadly and Costly Infections Associated with Hospital Stays

September 13, 2012 | News Release

A new study reveals that combining several tested and proven practices for preventing central line associated bloodstream infections with a program to improve safety, teamwork and communication, can dramatically reduce the infection rates.

Pharmaceutical Conservation Key to Slowing Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections

September 7, 2010 | News Release

Proposal would reward drug companies for reducing resistance.

New Study Shows Sepsis and Pneumonia Caused by Hospital-Acquired Infections Kill 48,000 Patients; Cost $8.1 Billion to Treat

February 21, 2010 | News Release/Video

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) killed 48,000 people and ramped up health care costs by $8.1 billion in 2006 alone.

New Study Finds MRSA on the Rise in Hospital Outpatients

November 23, 2009 | News Release

Seven-fold Increase in Potentially Lethal Superbug

CDC Analysis Finds Unique Social and Behavior Intervention Helps Reduce MRSA Rates Up To 62 Percent

March 20, 2009 | News Release/Video

"Positive deviance" efforts turn the tide on antibiotic-resistant infections.

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