Which of the following is not a Hospital-Acquired infection?: (A) Surgical site infection, (B) STD, (C) UTI, (D) Pneumonia
Answer is B. Infection acquired from the environment or the staff following surgery or after admission to the hospital is termed as Hospital-acquired infection (HAI) which is also referred to as Nosocomial infections. There are 4 main groups of HAIs 1. Respiratory infections - including Ventilator-associated pneumonia (10-15%) 2. Bacteremia - related to indwelling vascular catheters(10-15% ) 3. Urinary tract infections (UTI) - Related to urinary catheters(30-40%-MC) Q 4. Surgical site infection (SSI)(2ndMC) Q