The following are the 10 most read articles from Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality for the week of May 2, starting with the most popular.
1. Medical errors are No. 3 cause of death in the US, study unveils
2. Wrong-patient surgery at hospital in Pennsylvania nets $6M judgment
3. First US Zika-related death reported in Puerto Rico
4. 43 US hospitals with the cleanest rooms, as reported by patients
5. These 7 surgical procedures account for most complications, deaths and costs
6. What the Ringling Brothers’ retired elephants have to do with cancer research
7. Elizabethkingia, mumps, Zika: 6 ongoing outbreaks in the US
8. FDA approves Quest Diagnostics’ Zika test for emergency use
9. Where does the US rank internationally in patient satisfaction?
10. 10 hospitals getting the most positive buzz on Twitter
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