HAI rates improve, 1 worsens in hospitals: CDC report

Becker’s Hospital Review – Wednesday, November 6, 2024
By Paige Twenter

Each day, about 1 in 32 U.S. patients contracts at least one healthcare-associated infection, according to the CDC.

This figure may change, however, as infection prevention efforts improve. Between 2022 and 2023, the standardized infection ratio for five HAIs decreased in acute care hospitals, the agency said in its annual National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections Progress Report.

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