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Infections, Hospital

Known as: Infection, Hospital, Hospital-Onset Infection, Nosocomial Infection 
An infection acquired in a hospital or other healthcare setting.
National Institutes of Health

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Communicable DiseasesMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Cross InfectionIatrogenic Disease

Narrower (1)

nosocomial pneumonia

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
The randomized comparative pediatric critical illness stress-induced immune suppression (CRISIS) prevention trial*
Objectives: Nosocomial infection/sepsis occurs in up to 40% of children requiring long-term intensive care. Zinc, selenium… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Genetic and biochemical analysis of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm accumulation.
Review
1997
Review
1997
Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis--clinical and molecular aspects of a rediscovered pathogen.
Since its discovery at the end of the nineteenth century, Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis has undergone several changes of… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Evaluation of arbitrarily primed PCR analysis and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of large genomic DNA fragments for identification of enterococci important in human medicine.
The increasing problems encountered with enterococcal nosocomial infections and the intrinsic and acquired resistance of the… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
The needs of developing countries and the resources required.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Pseudomonas cepacia typing systems: collaborative study to assess their potential in epidemiologic investigations.
To determine the utility of available Pseudomonas cepacia typing systems for confirming the relatedness of isolates, we applied… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Rethinking the role of isolation practices in the prevention of nosocomial infections.
To prevent nosocomial infections, hospitals use two types of procedures: routine patient care practices (handwashing, for example… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
The emergence of coryneform bacteria as a cause of nosocomial infections in compromised hosts.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Catheter-associated bacteriuria.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Hand contamination of personnel as a mechanism of cross-infection in nosocomial infections with antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella-Aerobacter.
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