DNA tests have confirmed that a homeless man found dead beneath an overpass in San Diego was Elvis Presley. This claim is a hoax. âEarlier this month, an 80-year-old, homeless, white-bearded man was found deceased under an overpass in San Diego, California.
Surgical site infections, with an overall cost of $3.3 billion, had the highest share of the total annual costs, estimated to be $9.8 billion, among the five major HAIs.
Total Economic Burden. For the eight STDs considered here, the total estimated cost of the nine million cases that occurred among 15-24-year-olds in 2000 is $6.5 billion (Table 1). Viral STDs accounted for 94% of the total burden ($6.2 billion), and nonviral STDs for 6% ($0.4 billion).