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Is your infection control program effective?(LIABILITY landscape)

It is well known that the elderly population has a substantially increased incidence and severity of many infectious diseases. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1.5 million nosocomial infections occur in long-term care residents per year, which translates to an average of one infection per resident per year. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a particular problem for residents because this type of bacteria causes staph infections that are resistant to treatment with the usual antibiotics.

According to the CDC, MRSA occurs most frequently among patients who undergo invasive medical procedures or who have ...

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