Healthcare-associated infection
Topic: Infection control
An infection that develops while receiving health care and was neither present nor incubating on admission; in hospitals, infections beginning 48 hours or more after admission are generally counted. The most common are catheter-associated urinary tract and bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, surgical site infections and Clostridioides difficile infection. Most are preventable with hand hygiene and evidence-based care bundles.
- Also known as:
- HAI, Nosocomial infection, Hospital-acquired infection
- In Turkish:
- Sağlık hizmetiyle ilişkili enfeksiyon
What does Healthcare-associated infection mean?
Healthcare-associated infection is part of the Infection control topic in nursing. Students meet it in class, on clinical placements and while preparing for exams.
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