Silver Book Fact
Source of 99,000 annual deaths from HAIs

Of the 99,000 annual deaths from HAIs:
- 35,967 are from pneumonia
- 30,665 are from bloodstream infections
- 13,088 are from urinary tract infections
- 8,205 are from surgical site infections; and
- 11,062 are from infections at other sites
Klevens R, Edwards J, Richards C, Horan T, et al. Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002. Public Health Reports. 2007; 122(2): 160-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1820440/