The Bio Report

When Hospital Cause, Rather than Cure, Deadly Infections


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A growing problem with drug resistant infections acquired in hospitals is catching the eye of Consumer Reports, which has added the incidence of two common and deadly infections to their hospital ratings. The ratings come in the second part of a three-part investigation in the antibiotic crisis. We spoke to Doris Peter, director of Consumer Reports’ Health Ratings Center, about the study, what the highest rated hospitals are doing that the lower rated ones are not, and things patients can do to safeguard themselves when they face a hospital stay.
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