Nosocomial infections

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019118",
  "term": "Nosocomial infections",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Nosocomial Infections",
  "definition": "1. An infection originating in a medical facility, e.g., occurring in a patient in a hospital or other health care facility in whom the infection was not present or incubating at the time of admission. Includes infections acquired in the hospital but appearing after discharge; it also includes such infections among staff.\n\n2. Pertaining to or originating in the hospital, said of an infection not present or incubating prior to admittance to the hospital, but generally occurring 72 hours after admittance, the term is usually used to refer to patient disease, but hospital personnel may also acquire nosocomial infection.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "MERREA 2005; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "CancerWeb 2005; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/nosocomial-infections/"
}