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A hospital-acquired infection is usually one that first appears three days after a patient is admitted to a hospital or other health care facility. Infections acquired in a hospital are also called nosocomial infections.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoA hospital-acquired infection, also called a nosocomial infection, is an infection that first appears between 48 hours and four days after a patient is admitted to a hospital or other health-care facility.
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∙ 12y agoIntrahospital infections (IHI) and antibiotics resistance are the problems which exist in virtually all hospitals in the world.
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