1.0Surveillance and Investigationhttps://vdh.ko.virginia.gov/surveillance-and-investigationSurveillance and Investigationhttps://vdh.ko.virginia.gov/surveillance-and-investigationrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XcDyHXBH62"><a href="https://vdh.ko.virginia.gov/surveillance-and-investigation/hai/">Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://vdh.ko.virginia.gov/surveillance-and-investigation/hai/embed/#?secret=XcDyHXBH62" width="600" height="338" title="“Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)” — Surveillance and Investigation" data-secret="XcDyHXBH62" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://vdh.ko.virginia.gov/surveillance-and-investigation/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), formerly known as nosocomial infections, are infections acquired during the course of receiving medical care, and can include, but are not limited to, infections of the blood, urinary tract, lungs, skin, and surgical sites.  Patients can get them from routine care, surgery, as a complication from the use of medical devices such […]