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More than half of hospital-acquired infections are preventable

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  • 04 May 2018
  • Didier Pittet
    • HUG
    • Médecine, UNIGE
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More than 50% of infectious diseases contracted in hospitals could be prevented, finds a study by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).

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