Silver Book Fact
~70% of hospital HAIs resistant to ≥ antimicrobial

Approximately 70% of hospital-acquired HAIs are resistant to at least one antimicrobial drug.
Infectious Diseases Society of America. Bad Drugs, No Drugs: As antibiotic discovery stagnates…a public health crisis brews. Alexandria, VA: IDSA; July 2004. http://www.idsociety.org/uploadedfiles/idsa/policy_and_advocacy/current_topics_and_issues/antimicrobial_resistance/10x20/images/bad%20bugs%20no%20drugs.pdf