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• Only a 20% reduction in drug-resistant infections would save $3.2 – $5.2 billion each year

  A 20% reduction in drug-resistant infections would save between 5.7 and 11.3 million additional hospital days and between $3.2 and $5.2 billion in healthcare costs, each year.  [ Get More Details ]

• Infection control program reduced hospital-acquired HAIs by > 1/3

  A multimodal infection control program reduced the rate of hospital-acquired HAIs by more than 1/3 and improved quality of care and patient outcomes.  [ Get More Details ]

• Negative value of antibiotics to drug companies

  The value of an antibiotic to a drug company is negative $50 million- compared to the positive value of $1 billion for a new musculoskeletal drug.  [ Get More Details ]

• Reduction in hospital-acquired HAIs could produce significant savings

  Practices that lead to a 20% reduction in preventable hospital-acquired HAIs would save up to $6.8 billion in medical costs. a 70% reduction would lead to a savings of up…  [ Get More Details ]

• Pre-surgery antibiotic use reduces 6-day mortality by 50% in elderly

  Effective pre-surgery antibiotic use can reduce 60-day mortality in the elderly by 50%.  [ Get More Details ]