At 04:35 PM 12/23/2011, Mary Yugo wrote:
Some is avoidable, some not. The problem is less with doctors and
nurses than it is with aides of various types, janitors, food
workers, and all the other less educated hospital staff.
Hospital Infections: Preventable and Unacceptable
WSJ 2008 :
http://www.hospitalinfection.org/dev/news%20articles/WSJ%20-%20HI%20Preventable%20and%20Unacceptable%20%288-14-08%29.pdf
A recent survey from the patient-safety organization Leapfrog found
that 87% of hospitals fail to consistently practice infection
prevention measures.
