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Hospital Infections Program (HIP)Internet URLhttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/default.htm
Sponsoring AgencyNational Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention DescriptionNosocomial infections affect approximately 2 million patients annually in acute care facilities in the United States at a direct annual patient care cost of approximately $3.5 billion. The Hospital Infections Program (HIP) of the National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is the focus for information, surveillance, investigation, prevention, and control of nosocomial infections for the Public Health Service, state and local health departments, hospitals, and professional organizations in the United States and around the world.
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