hospital-acquired
Caught during admission
Hospital-acquired describes infections or conditions that develop during a hospital stay rather than being present at admission.
The term appears most often in medical contexts discussing complications: hospital-acquired pneumonia, hospital-acquired infections.
These conditions are a significant concern in healthcare because patients are exposed to resistant bacteria and invasive procedures.
Drug-resistant staph infection
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- UTIBladder bacterial infection
- bloodstreamFlow through vessels
staph · bacteremia · wound · colonization · pathogen · contamination · transmission · outbreak
Cleaning palms with soap
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- isolationComplete separation from others
- precautionsAdvance protective measures
- hygienePractices maintaining cleanliness
disinfection · gloves · gown · PPE · sanitation · protocol · screening · surveillance
Identification of illness
- cultureCollective social practices
- specimenIndividual for examination
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- swabAbsorbent cleaning implement
sensitivity · resistance · treatment · antibiotics · prognosis · mortality · morbidity · complication
MRSA
Drug-resistant staph infection
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- UTIBladder bacterial infection
bloodstream · staph · bacteremia · wound · colonization · pathogen · contamination · transmission · outbreak · superbug
handwashing
Cleaning palms with soap
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- isolationComplete separation from others
- precautionsAdvance protective measures
hygiene · disinfection · gloves · gown · PPE · sanitation · protocol · screening · surveillance · bundles
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- cultureCollective social practices
- specimenIndividual for examination
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
swab · sensitivity · resistance · treatment · antibiotics · prognosis · mortality · morbidity · complication · readmission
hospital-acquiredendemic
Native to one area
environmental · congenital · foodborne · waterborne · sporadic
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