Infections which are a result of treatment in a hospital or a healthcare service unit, but secondary to the patient’s original condition.
An infection which is passed on to a person being treated in a hospital.
Infection acquired during a hospital stay.
An infection acquired by a patient while in the hospital or other health-care facility.
Infections that are acquired by people while they are hospitalized. To be categorized as nosocomial, the infection must not be present and the causative organisms must not be incubating at the time a person is admitted to the hospital. The primary element in controlling nosocomial infections is preventing transmission as early as possible.
An infection acquired in a hospital, nursing home, or other health care settings. Patients in burn units and surgical intensive care emits have the highest rates of nosocomial infections.
Nosocomial infections, also known as healthcare-associated infections, refer to infections that a patient acquires during their hospital stay which were not present prior to their admission.