| View Larger Image | Hospital-Acquired Infections | Hardcoverby Julia B. Wilcox (Editor)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Nova Science Publishers | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 381 Pages | | Publication Date: | July 01, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 3,777,575rd |
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Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), also known as health-care-associated infections, encompass almost all clinically evident infections that do not originate from a patient's original admitting diagnosis. Within hours after admission, a patient's flora begins to acquire characteristics of the surrounding bacterial pool. Most infections that become clinically evident after 48 hours of hospitalisation are considered hospital-acquired. Infections that occur after the patient's discharge from the hospital can be considered to have a nosocomial origin if the organisms were acquired during the hospital stay. This book presents a set of reports detailing the depth of the problems as well as suggesting remedies. |
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