{"id":11349,"date":"2020-03-03T05:16:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T05:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=11349"},"modified":"2023-06-18T08:18:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T08:18:41","slug":"nosocomial-infections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/nosocomial-infections\/","title":{"rendered":"Nosocomial infections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Infections which are a result of treatment in a hospital or a healthcare service unit, but secondary to the patient\u2019s original condition.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An infection which is passed on to a person being treated in a hospital.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Infection acquired during a hospital stay.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An infection acquired by a patient while in the hospital or other health-care facility.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Infections that are acquired by people while they are hospitalized. 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