Diseases

Nosocomial

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The term "nosocomial" comes from two greek words: "nosus" meaning "disease" + "komeion" meaning "to take care of." ... Nosocomial infections are infections that have been caught in a hospital and are potentially caused by organisms that are resistant to antibiotics.

SYMPTOMS

Discharge from a wound, fever, cough, shortness of breathing, burning with urination or difficulty urinating, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.

CAUSES

Hospital-acquired infections are caused by viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens; the most common types are bloodstream infection (bsi), pneumonia (eg, ventilator-associated pneumonia [vap]), urinary tract infection (uti), and surgical site infection (ssi).