Nosocomial infections are infections that are a result of treatment in a hospital or a healthcare service unit, but secondary to the patient’s original condition (and as such are a category of iatrogenic artifacts). Infections are considered Nosocomial if they first appear 48 hours or more after hospital admission or within 30 days after discharge.

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