The High Cost of Infections Acquired in the Hospital

Posted on February 23, 2010 by David Oliver

According to "Clinical and Economic Outcomes Attributable to Health Care-Associated Sepsis and Pneumonia" just published in Archives of Internal Medicine just two types of preventable hospital acquired infections, sepsis and pneumonia, killed an estimated 48,000 Americans in 2006 and added more than $8 billion to the cost of care. The article details the alarming number of infections due to simple lapses in sanitation, from poor hand washing habits to dirty surgical devices, and the spread of so-called "superbugs" which have acquired immunity to common antibiotics.

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