Balancing microbes in hospitals could reduce infection rates

Balancing microbes in hospitals could reduce infection rates

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More than half of infections that occur in hospitals are caused by the bacteria that live there, and that can make health care facilities a dangerous place for the people who need them most. The Hospital Microbiome Project is hoping to change that by analyzing the different elements that cause infections in hospital settings. Environmental microbiologist at Argonne National Laboratory Jack Gilbert joins us to talk about the team researching hospital bacteria.