nosocomial infection

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infection
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈfek.ʃən/us
/ɪnˈfek.ʃən/
a condition in which bacteria or viruses that cause disease have entered ...
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(Definition ofinfectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Overall mortality was 13.2 %, the highest mortality seen in patients withnosocomialinfection(28 %).
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Nosocomialinfectionwith rotavirus has been well documented and is known to be a major route of transmission.
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It is possible that a proportion of the latter cases could representnosocomialinfection.
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None of these checks revealed any cases ofnosocomialinfectionlikely to be due to endoscopy rinse-water contaminants.
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A total of 189 outbreaks were associated withnosocomialinfection, community exposure or travel.
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It recommended that thenosocomialinfectionnational surveillance scheme be developed and made mandatory.
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The results were used to develop thenosocomialinfectionnational surveillance service, which was a voluntary and confidential reporting system.
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Thenosocomialinfectionnational surveillance scheme was a voluntary reporting system for two types of data: hospital-acquired blood stream infection and surgical site infection.
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Annually about 125 500 patients become infected by anosocomialinfection, resulting in almost 3000 deaths.
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Guidelines on diagnosis, treatment and control ofnosocomialinfectionare included.
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Many of these infections are obtained when a person is in the hospital for some other reason (anosocomialinfection).
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Enterococci are natural inhabitants of the gastrointestinal tract, but they are also a major cause of nosocomial infections.
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In most instances only community-acquired infections are shown in detail, since nosocomial infections do occur unexpectedly.
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An overview of nosocomial infections, including the role of microbiology laboratory.
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In order to control nosocomial infections of resistant organisms, certain isolation measures should be diffused and fulfilled.
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It is imperative that the frequency of nosocomial infections be sharply reduced. 10.
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