Hospital-Acquired Infections
A hospital-acquired infection is usually one that first appears three days after a patient is admitted to a hospital or other health-care facility. Such infections are als...
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Nosocomial Infections
A nosocomial infection is an infection that is acquired in a hospital. More precisely, the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, defines a nosocomial infection as a lo...
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Johannesburg (dpa) - South African opposition parties Monday
called for urgent government intervention to address the causes of a
spate of HIV infections in dozens of childr...
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It took forever, but the government has announced that Medicare will no longer pay for hospital-caused diseases. The policy will cover hospital-caused injuries, preventable errors and infections.
T...
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Now that hospitals store many kinds of patient records on computer systems, health care providers are trying to use them to better treat illnesses.Infection, long a big concern, is one early target...
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There was much chasing of secretaries around the typing pool in the canyons of high finance when it was announced that HCA (formerly known as Hospital Corporation of America) was to be purchased by...
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There was much chasing of secretaries around the typing pool in the canyons of high finance when it was announced that HCA (formerly known as Hospital Corporation of America) was to be purchased by...
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Hospital-Acquired Infections
Nosocomial Infections
South African hospitals "breeding ground" for HIV infection in kids
