Why are staph and other infections a special problem in hospitals and long-term care units? Give at least three reasons.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Infections in hospitals are dangerous because drug-resiSCTAnt microorganisms that live in some health care facilities cannot be killed by antibiotics. In hospitals, a large number of at-risk patients are gathered into one place. Microorganisms easily attack patients with skin wounds and lowered resiSCTAnce. Medical SCTAff can carry microorganisms from patient to patient as they work.