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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