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Healthcare-associated Infections (HAI)
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Antibiotic Resistance Patient Safety Atlas
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Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections
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2007-2009 (Archived)
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Get Smart About Antibiotics Week 2015
Nearly half a million Americans suffer from
C. difficile
infections in single year
MRSA study: simple steps slash deadly infections in sickest hospital patients
CDC Modeling Predicts Growth of Drug-resistant Infections and
C. difficile
Lethal, Drug-resistant Bacteria Spreading in U.S. Healthcare Facilities
Hospital Infections: Some Progress, but More Work Needed
Flow Restrictors May Help Prevent Medication Poisonings in Young Children
The Impact of Unsafe Injection Practices in U.S. Healthcare Settings
Ebola Outbreak – 2014
Ebola: Getting to Zero
CDC Responds to Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
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Additional CDC Patient Safety Websites
Antibiotic / Antimicrobial Resistance
Blood Safety
Dialysis Safety
Get Smart for Healthcare in Healthcare Facilities
Hand Hygiene
HICPAC
Injection Safety
Medication Safety Program
MRSA
NHSN
Nursing Homes and Assisted Living (Long-term Care Facilities)
Sepsis
Sharps Safety - CDC
Transplant Safety
Vaccine Safety
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