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• Antibiotic resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae on the rise

  Resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae to antibiotics has dramatically increased- from 5.3% to 11.6% for third generation cephalosporins (between 1999 and 2010), and from <0.1% to 4.5% for carbapenams (between 2002…  [ Get More Details ]
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  Hospital stays longer when HAIs involved

  The average length of hospital stays are 19 days longer with healthcare-associated infections than without (24.4 days versus 5.2 days).  [ Get More Details ]
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  Pneumonia leading cause of death and infection

  Community-acquired pneumonia was the #6 cause of death and the #1 cause of death from infection in the U.S. in 2003.  [ Get More Details ]

• Annual incidence of pneumonia in Medicare population

  In Medicare beneficiaries, the average cumulative annual incidence of any type of pneumonia was 47.4 per 1,000 from 2005 to 2007.  [ Get More Details ]

• Medical expenses for Medicare patients with pneumonia higher

  Medicare patients hospitalized for pneumonia have medical expenses—during the hospitalization and for a year afterwards—that are $15,682 higher than in Medicare patients without pneumonia.  [ Get More Details ]