Nosocomial infections are infections that develop while a person is receiving medical attention. Examples include pneumonia, urinary tract infections (UTIs) and gastrointestinal (GI) infections ...

A nosocomial infection is an infection you get while you’re in the hospital for another reason. It's also called a hospital-acquired infection or a health-care associated infection.‌ ...

Source: Hudson M, et al. Discontinuation of contact precautions in patients with nosocomial MRSA and VRE infections during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presented at: SHEA Spring Conference; April 13-16 ...

There were 206 patients (81%) who had community-acquired COVID-19 and 47 (19%) who had nosocomial COVID-19. The two groups were similar with respect to sex, performance status, and cancer stage.

Nosocomial sepsis is a serious problem for neonates who are admitted for intensive care. As it is associated with increases in mortality, morbidity, and prolonged length of hospital stay, both the ...

The rate of nosocomial CDI was 0.28 cases per 1000 patient-days, whereas the rate of nosocomial MRSA infection was 0.23 cases per 1000 patient-days.