BACKGROUND: Each year 90,000 people will die from a hospital acquired infection (HAI). Currently,
there are many studies looking at HAI surveillance within the hospital but few look
at surveillance within a community and sociodemographic factors that may influence
these infection rates. This study discerns a significant relationship between the
two. A statistical regression was used to develop infection risk analysis using sociodemographic
factors such as income, citizenship, minority, and veteran status.
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