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## Fighting Healthcare-Associated Infection with Effective Equipment

December 28 ,2017

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**WARWICK, R.I.** – [Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)](https://www.cmecorp.com/shop/equipment/infectioncontrol/hai-prevention.html?utm_source=hubspot&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=newsroom) affect 5%-10% of hospitalized patients in the United States annually, with approximately 1.7 million infections occurring each year, resulting in 99,000 deaths and billions of dollars in additional costs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Read the news on [Fighting HAIs with Effective Equipment - 24x7 Magazine](https://blog.cmecorp.com/hubfs/blog-files/Fighting%20HAIs%20with%20Effective%20Equipment%20-%2024x7%20Magazine%20.pdf). 

 

 

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