Summary
Project Summary Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AR) lead to adverse patient outcomes, including increased mortality, morbidity, and length of hospitalization. While progress in prevention is occurring, innovative and improved strategies for prevention of HAIs, AR, and patient harm are needed. The overall objective of this proposal is to identify potential strategies to decrease HAIs and prevent AR emergence, transmission, and acquisition. Our Core Proposal includes 6 unique studies to address 4 specific lines of investigation (specific aims [SA]): environm
