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What counts as a hospital-acquired infection?

What counts as a hospital-acquired infection?

A hospital-acquired infection, or HAI, is an infection linked to care in a hospital or healthcare setting and not already present or incubating when the patient was admitted. Symptoms appearing 48 hours or more after admission often raise suspicion, but timing is only a guideline.

Hospital-acquired infections and infection control Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Biology
  3. /Hospital-acquired infections and infection control