Originally published Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 12:00 AM
CONSUMER-ADVOCACY GROUPS
Consumers Union campaign: News updates, patients' stories, how to reach lawmakers, www.stophospitalinfections.org/newsroom.html
MRSA Survivors Network: Survivor Jeanine Thomas' site with prevention tips, patients' stories, www.mrsasurvivors.org
Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths: Led by former New York Lt. Gen. Betsy McCaughey with data, tips and model bills, www.hospitalinfection.org
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