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U.S. hospitals: Superbug infections, deaths rose at beginning of pandemic
Tue, 2022-07-12 17:50 — mike kraft Superbug infections, deaths rose at beginning of pandemic NEW YORK (AP) — The toll of drug-resistant “superbug” infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. After years of decline, 2020 ushered in a 15% increase in hospital infections and deaths caused by some of the most worrisome bacterial infections, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report . AP NEWS
Federal report shows improvements in patient safety. Could COVID reverse that trend? Major medical procedures, pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction and heart failure make up about 77% of all adverse events in hospitalized patients. YahooNews
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