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Issue: March 2008, page: 10
Nonwovens a fighting force in the medical field
In the European Union, health care associated infection (HCAI) or nosocomial infections affect one out of every ten patients, causing roughly three million infections and some 50 000 deaths a year, reports EDANA, the international association serving the nonwovens and related products industries.