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Classroom classification

百科

Nosocomial infection

传染科

Common symptoms

昏迷、伤口感染、细菌感染、休克、菌尿、肺部感染、败血症、革兰阴性杆菌感染

The pathology of disease

Nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infection is infection acquired in hospital; pneumonia/UTI/CLABSI/VRE/MRSA; infection control; hand hygiene; antibiotics stewardship.

Symptoms

Fever; after hospitalization; signs of infection (pneumonia/UTI/wound); multidrug-resistant organisms; hospital day >48

Causes

Hospital environment; devices; multidrug-resistant bacteria; invasive procedures; immunocompromised.

Treatment

Empiric then culture-directed antibiotics; infection control; hand hygiene; device removal; stewardship

Dept

Infectious disease / hospital epidemiology.

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