Which of the following terms most precisely refers to an
infection acquired in the hospital that was not present or incubating
at the time of hospital admission?
a) Nosocomial infection
A 1970 CDC study found that about one-third of nosocomial infections
could be prevented when effective infection control programs were in
place.
b) Primary bloodstream infection
A primary bloodstream infection is bacteremia or fungemia, which
occurs without infection, identified at another anatomic site.
c) Secondary bloodstream infection
A secondary bloodstream infection is bacteremia of fungemia of
another anatomic site, which serves as a source for bloodstream
contamination.
d) Emerging infectious diseases
Emerging infectious diseases refer to diseases of infectious origin of
which incidence in humans has increased within the past two decades
or threaten to increase in the near future.
infection acquired in the hospital that was not present or incubating
at the time of hospital admission?
a) Nosocomial infection
A 1970 CDC study found that about one-third of nosocomial infections
could be prevented when effective infection control programs were in
place.
b) Primary bloodstream infection
A primary bloodstream infection is bacteremia or fungemia, which
occurs without infection, identified at another anatomic site.
c) Secondary bloodstream infection
A secondary bloodstream infection is bacteremia of fungemia of
another anatomic site, which serves as a source for bloodstream
contamination.
d) Emerging infectious diseases
Emerging infectious diseases refer to diseases of infectious origin of
which incidence in humans has increased within the past two decades
or threaten to increase in the near future.