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Most common principal diagnoses for hospitalized patients with HAIs

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The most common principal diagnoses for hospitalized patients with HAIs are:

  • Septicemia 11.8%
  • Adult respiratory failure 5.9%
  • Complications from surgical or medical care 4.1%

Lucado, Jennifer, Kathryn Paez, Roxanne Andrews, and Claudia Steiner. Adult Hospital Stays with Infections Due to Medical Care, 2007. Statistical Brief. August 2010; 94. http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb94.pdf

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Title
Adult Hospital Stays with Infections Due to Medical Care, 2007
Publication
Statistical Brief
Publisher
AHRQ
Publication Date
August 2010
Authors
Lucado, Jennifer, Kathryn Paez, Roxanne Andrews, and Claudia Steiner
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  • Cost of Disease
  • Prevalence & Incidence

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