Rate Of Health Care-Acquired Infections In The ICU Reduced By Copper Surfaces

Placement of copper objects in intensive care unit (ICU) hospital rooms reduced the number of healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) in patients by more than half, according to a new study published in the May issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, in a special topic issue focused on the role of the environment in infection prevention. In the United States, HAIs result in 100,000 deaths annually and add an estimated $45 billion to healthcare costs...

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