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Super Freakonomics, HAI and a new site from Kimberly-Clark

December 1st, 2009. By AbiK

If you’ve read “Super Freakonomics” by Stephen Dubner and Steve Levitt, you’ve read how Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis discovered in the mid-1800’s that doctors washing hands could lower the incidence rate of puerperal fever (often fatal) in the maternity ward at Vienna General Hospital. It’s a timely read—and one that makes you wonder whether we’ve really come a long way baby (couldn’t resist)—given the recent focus in the news on Healthcare Associated Infections (like MRSA).

Things may well be better healthcare infection-wise since the mid-19th century, but none the less, the CDC lists 28 infectious diseases that you can “acquire” in a healthcare setting: Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: CDC, HAI, Healthcare Associated Infections, Hospital Acquired Infections, Hospitals, Kimberly-Clark
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