Hospital-acquired Infections in Pennsylvania.

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Hospital-acquired Infections in Pennsylvania.

July 27, 2005

PHC4 Research Briefs. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council; July 2005.

This report summarizes hospital-acquired infection data from Pennsylvania hospitals in 2004 and indicates that the number of such infections has likely been underreported.

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