According to a Pennsylvania study released last week, nearly 12,000 people contracted infections during hospital stays last year. What do you think?

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  Perhaps this problem would be solved if hospitals used a strong-smelling antiseptic and painted everything white.

  Dustin Kelly
  Art Teacher

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  This is why I remained conscious during my hip-replacement surgery and insisted that rubber gloves were worn at all times.

  Marshall Chitwood
  Statistical Clerk

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  Infections too, now? I thought it was bad enough when they put me in a room full of sick people, stuck me with needles, and took away my pants.

  Anne Kohl
  Winemaker

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  A closed-off building filled with contagious people? Whose idea were hospitals, anyway?"

  Tom Rosen
  Secretary

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  See, this is exactly the sort of thing that pisses off House, M.D. each week.

  Heather Ramirez
  Insurance Underwriter

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  That explains why my triple-bypass surgery was done outdoors.

  Douglas Hurd
  Systems Analyst