Thursday, April 17, 2014

One in 16 people treated by UK NHS develops an infection due to careless treatment-BBC

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4/16/14, "Hospital infection rates must come down, says watchdog," BBC

"Doctors and nurses should do more to stop hospital patients developing infections, an NHS watchdog says. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued "quality standards" on measures including hand-washing and catheter insertion.
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About 300,000 patients develop an infection in England each year while being treated by the NHS....

Rates of MRSA and Clostridium difficile - the most well-known hospital-acquired infections - have fallen significantly in recent years, but one in 16 people treated in the NHS picks up an infection.

Infections can occur during invasive procedures or when devices such as urinary catheters are fitted, and can then be passed on to other people.

These include pneumonia and infections of the lower respiratory tract, which account for 23% of the total, urinary tract infections (17%) and surgical site infections (16%)."...


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