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(Created page with "* Definitions ** Nosocomial disease = disease which is the result of treatment in a hospital ** Nosocomial infection (hospital-acquired infection) = infection which is the result of treatment in a hospital ** Nosocomial epidemic = nosocomial infection that affects two or more patients, and there is a connection between the cases ** Commensal bacteria *** Bacteria which are normally present, but can cause disease in compromised humans * Problems with nosocomial infections...") |
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** Pneumonia | ** Pneumonia | ||
*** 15% of nosocomial diseases | *** 15% of nosocomial diseases | ||
*** | *** 20 - 50% mortality rate of healthcare-associated pneumonia | ||
*** S. aureus | *** S. aureus | ||
*** Pseudomonas | *** Pseudomonas | ||