Community-Acquired Infections

Any infection acquired in the community, that is, contrasted with those acquired in a health care facility (CROSS INFECTION). An infection would be classified as community-acquired if the patient had not recently been in a health care facility or been in contact with someone who had been recently in a health care facility.

Year introduced: 1994

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Tree Number(s): C01.234

MeSH Unique ID: D017714

Entry Terms:

• Infection, Community-Acquired
• Community Acquired Infection
• Acquired Infection, Community
• Acquired Infections, Community
• Community Acquired Infections
• Infection, Community Acquired
• Infections, Community Acquired
• Community-Acquired Infection
• Infections, Community-Acquired

See Also:

• Cross Infection

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Community-Acquired Infections