Notes: CLABSI: Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection. CAUTI: Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection. SSI: Surgical Site Infection. MRSA: Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus. VAE: Ventilator Associated Events. SIR compares actual infection rates to predicted rates adjusting for factors associated with infection incidence. More information available at CDC.gov.
Source: KFF Analysis of National Healthcare Safety Network Data
Data for Australia and Switzerland are from 2015.
Source: KFF analysis of OECD data
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