When Hospital-Acquired Infection Rates Are Tough to Find, It Is Frustrating for Patients Concerned About Their Safety
Wyoming Tribune - Eagle › December 25, 2006
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By Jennifer Frazer
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When Hospital-Acquired Infection Rates Are Tough to Find, It Is Frustrating for Patients Concerned About Their Safety
In August of 2002, Casper resident Jeanette Fuentes underwent a simple surgery that almost killed her - a year and a half later.
Her journey began when she entered Wyoming Medical Center in Casper on Aug. 13, 2002, for surgery on a hiatal hernia, a bulging of the stomach into the upper chest cavity.It ended with a chronic bacterial infection dreaded by hospitals: methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. It is one of dozens of infections that can be acquired by otherwise healthy patients who enter health-care settings.A Fort Collins, Colo., infectious disease physician who treated her believes she picked it up in that...See the full content of this document
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