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Louise Slaughter: “Every year 2 million Americans acquire bacterial infections during their hospital stays; 70 percent of the infections…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2009
Every year 2 million Americans acquire bacterial infections during their hospital stays; 70 percent of the infections will be resistant to drugs commonly used to treat them.
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Louise Slaughter
New York

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Highlighting the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals.

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