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A '''nosocomial infection''' is an infection whose development is favoured by a hospital environment, such as one acquired by a patient during a hospital visit or one developing among hospital staff. Such infections include [[fungal]] and [[bacterial]] infections and are aggravated by the reduced resistance of individual patients.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nosocomial Infection|url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t62.e6134|work=A Dictionary of Nursing|publisher=Oxford Reference Online|accessdate=2011-08-15|year=2008}}</ref> | A '''nosocomial infection''' is an infection whose development is favoured by a hospital environment, such as one acquired by a patient during a hospital visit or one developing among hospital staff. Such infections include [[fungal]] and [[bacterial]] infections and are aggravated by the reduced resistance of individual patients.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nosocomial Infection|url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t62.e6134|work=A Dictionary of Nursing|publisher=Oxford Reference Online|accessdate=2011-08-15|year=2008}}</ref> | ||
In the [[United States]], the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] estimated roughly 1.7 million hospital-associated infections, from all types of [[microorganism]]s, including [[bacteria]], combined, cause or contribute to 99,000 deaths each year. In [[Europe]], where hospital surveys have been conducted, the category of[[Gram-negative]] infections are estimated to account for two-thirds of the 25,000 deaths each year. Nosocomial infections can cause severe [[pneumonia]] and infections of the[[Urinary tract infection|urinary tract]], [[blood infection|bloodstream]] and other parts of the body. Many types are difficult to attack with [[antibiotics]], and [[antibiotic resistance]] is spreading to [[Gram-negative]] bacteria that can infect people outside the hospital. | In the [[United States]], the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] estimated roughly 1.7 million hospital-associated infections, from all types of [[microorganism]]s, including [[bacteria]], combined, cause or contribute to 99,000 deaths each year. In [[Europe]], where hospital surveys have been conducted, the category of [[Gram-negative]] infections are estimated to account for two-thirds of the 25,000 deaths each year. Nosocomial infections can cause severe [[pneumonia]] and infections of the[[Urinary tract infection|urinary tract]], [[blood infection|bloodstream]] and other parts of the body. Many types are difficult to attack with [[antibiotics]], and [[antibiotic resistance]] is spreading to [[Gram-negative]] bacteria that can infect people outside the hospital. | ||
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Overview
A nosocomial infection is an infection whose development is favoured by a hospital environment, such as one acquired by a patient during a hospital visit or one developing among hospital staff. Such infections include fungal and bacterial infections and are aggravated by the reduced resistance of individual patients.[1]
In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated roughly 1.7 million hospital-associated infections, from all types of microorganisms, including bacteria, combined, cause or contribute to 99,000 deaths each year. In Europe, where hospital surveys have been conducted, the category of Gram-negative infections are estimated to account for two-thirds of the 25,000 deaths each year. Nosocomial infections can cause severe pneumonia and infections of theurinary tract, bloodstream and other parts of the body. Many types are difficult to attack with antibiotics, and antibiotic resistance is spreading to Gram-negative bacteria that can infect people outside the hospital.
References
- ↑ "Nosocomial Infection". A Dictionary of Nursing. Oxford Reference Online. 2008. Retrieved 2011-08-15.