It’s estimated that 1.7 million Americans a year get infections in hospitals and 99,000 die as a result. At hospitals, experts says, it’s difficult to avoid infections and impossible to completely prevent them from happening. NBC’s Robert Bazell reports.Aug. 24, 2012
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