New study shows sepsis and pneumonia caused by hospital-acquired infections sill 48,000 patients

New study shows sepsis and pneumonia caused by hospital-acquired infections kill 48,000 patients

Two common conditions caused by hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) killed 48,000 people and ramped up health care costs by $8.1 billion in 2006 alone, according to a study released today in the Archives of Internal Medicine.