Healthcare-associated Infection (HAI) (HAI)

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Healthcare Associated Infections

Healthcare-associated Infections are infections that patients acquire during the course of receiving treatment for other conditions within a healthcare setting.

CDC — HAI Glossary for Consumers retrieved 2014-06-09
CDC — HAI Glossary for Healthcare Data and Reporting retrieved 2014-06-09

Infections that patients acquire during the course of receiving treatment for other conditions within a healthcare setting.

CDC — HAI Glossary for Healthcare Professionals retrieved 2014-06-09

An infection that develops during or soon after care in a hospital, clinic, or doctor’s office or after care provided by a home care agency.

Georgia Department of Public Health — Glossary of HAI Terms retrieved 2014-06-09