hospital-acquired infection
nosocomial infection
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hospital-acquired infection
Summary
hospital-acquired infection ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,179 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- hospital-acquired infection is a type of healthcare-associated infection[2].
- hospital-acquired infection is a type of adverse effect[3].
- hospital-acquired infection is the opposite of community-acquired infection[4].
- hospital-acquired infection's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Healthcare-associated infections[5].
- hospital-acquired infection's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C115164[6].
- hospital-acquired infection's health specialty is recorded as infectious diseases[7].
- hospital-acquired infection's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as infection control[8].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include healthcare-associated infection[2] and adverse effect[3]. hospital-acquired infection is the opposite of community-acquired infection[4].
Why It Matters
hospital-acquired infection ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,179 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]