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Cross Infection

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Definition: Any infection which a patient contracts in a health-care institution.  note INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL and INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT are also available   
See Also Catheter-Related Infections; Community-Acquired Infections; Infection Control; Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Profes; Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-P; Patient Isolation; Patient Isolators
Examples Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated 		Other names Nosocomial Infections; Hospital Infections; Nosocomial Infection; Infections, Cross; Infection, Nosocomial; Infection, Hospital; Hospital Infection; Cross Infections; Infections, Nosocomial; Infections, Hospital; Infection, Cross

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