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WikiPedia : Hospital acquired infection – nosocomial
NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION
It is an infection contracted in a health care facility.
An infection is said to be nosocomial or hospital-acquired if it is absent when the patient is admitted to the hospital and if it develops at least 48 hours after admission or longer than the incubation period –
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IATROGENESIS
WikiPedia iatrogenesis
It is the set of harmful consequences on the individual or collective state of health of any act or measure performed or prescribed by an authorized health professional and which aims to preserve, improve or restore health – in WikiPedia article.
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