Hospitals are marked as a refuge and an emblem of health. They are where we retreat in times of sickness and upon what we rely for treatment. However, within the walls of a hospital are a myriad of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. And among immunosuppressed, sick, and ultimately vulnerable patients, these can pose significant threats.
Tag: Infections
In our last blog post, we reviewed hospital-acquired infections (HAI). HAI are infections that develop over the course of a stay in a medical facility and are unrelated with the
What is an acquired infection? Hospital-acquired infections, which are also called nosocomial infections, include all infections that develop over the course of a stay in a medical facility and that