Nosocomial infection is called after how many hours of hospital admission?
12 hours
24 hours
48 hours
72 hours
Nosocomial infections Defined as those infections occurring within 48 hours of hospital admission, 3 days of discharge or 30 days of an operation. Gram-positive bacteria are the commonest cause of nosocomial infections withStaphylococcus aureusbeing the predominant pathogen. Hospital-acquired pneumonia-Defined as pneumonia that occurs 48 hours or more after admission and did not appear to be incubating at the time of admission. Ventilator-associated pneumonia-Defined as pneumonia that develops more than 48 to 72 hours after endotracheal intubation.
NEET Jan 2020