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Hospitals Fail to Follow Infection Prevention Precautions Half of the Time, Study Finds [VIDEO]
Hospital policies and guidelines put in place to prevent health care-associated infections are often ignored by clinicians, according to new research published in American Journal of Infection Control. The study, which is the most comprehensive review of infection control efforts at US hospitals in more than three decades, found "lax compliance even in intensive care units (ICUs) where patients are more likely to be treated with devices linked to preventable infections - such as central lines, urinary catheters and ventilators," said a press release announcing the findings.
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