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Cross infection

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001603

Infection contracted between individual organisms with different pathogens, such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses, and parasites. The infection could also be acquired from the surrounding environment, contaminated equipment, or health and animal care personnel.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001603
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
Synonymshospital infection; hospital-acquired infection; hospital-associated infection; nosocomial infection
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoInfection; Airborne pathogens; Disease transmission; Hospitals; Veterinary clinics
TranslationsSpanish: infección cruzada
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001603",
  "term": "Cross infection",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Infection contracted between individual organisms with different pathogens, such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses, and parasites. The infection could also be acquired from the surrounding environment, contaminated equipment, or health and animal care personnel.",
  "synonyms": [
    "hospital infection",
    "hospital-acquired infection",
    "hospital-associated infection",
    "nosocomial infection"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "infection",
    "airborne pathogens",
    "disease transmission",
    "hospitals",
    "veterinary clinics"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "infección cruzada"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/cross-infection/"
}

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