Nosocomial infection

Patients who had no infection and were not in the incubation period of the infectious disease were infected in the hospital after admission. Referred to as nosocomial infection. This infection not only worsens the patient's condition, but also prolongs the length of hospital stay, increases the cost of treatment, causes serious waste, and can even cause disability or death.

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