Nosocomial Infections (Healthcare-Associated Infections) - Cleveland Clinic Nosocomial infections — also called healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) — are infections you can get while in a healthcare facility HAIs may occur after a medical or surgical procedure They can be mild or life-threatening
Hospital-Acquired Infections - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf Hospital-acquired infections, or healthcare-associated infections (HAI), are nosocomially acquired infections that are typically absent or might be incubating at admission These infections are usually acquired after hospitalization and manifest 48 hours after admission to the hospital
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) | Agency for Healthcare . . . AHRQ has research, tools, programs and resources on HAIs and how clinicians can prevent or reduce them Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among the leading threats to patient safety, affecting one out of every 31 hospital patients at any one time
Health Care-Associated Infections - HHS. gov Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections people get while they are receiving health care for another condition HAIs can happen in any health care facility, including hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, end-stage renal disease facilities, and long-term care facilities
About HAIs | HAIs | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HAIs are infections that patients get while or soon after receiving health care Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a serious threat to healthcare safety Preventing HAIs is a top priority for CDC and its partners in public health and health care