The five most common HAIs cost this annually:
1. Surgical site infections — $3.3 billion
2. Ventilator-associated pneumonia — $3.09 billion
3. Central line-associated bloodstream infections — $1.85 billion
4. Clostridium difficile infections — $1.51 billion
5. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections — $0.03 billion
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