All of the following are true about nosocomial infections except: (A) May manifest within 48 hours of admission, (B) May develop after discharge of patient from the hospital, (C) Denote a new condition which is unrelated to the patient's primary conditions, (D) May already present at the time of admission
Answer is D. Nosocomial infection occurs in a patient already suffering from a disease and a new infection is set up from another host or another external source. It occurs 48hours after admission or discharge from the hospital. Ref: Ananthanarayan& Paniker&;s textbook of microbiology, 9th edition. Pg no.71