Hospital-Acquired Infection.

The article discusses research findings on the rise of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in the U.S. It mentions a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) titled "The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. Hospitals and the Benefits of Prevention" which predicted that one out of every 20 hospitalized patients will be infected with an HAI. It cites various resources for learning about HAIs such as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the CDC site at www.cdc.gov/hai.