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Egan's textbook.Ch.4
Principles of Infection and Control
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nosocomial | Infections that develop in the hospital or hospital-onset |
| health care-associated infection | infections that develop in a patient during the course of medical treatment |
| fomites | Inanimate objects that may serve to transfer pathogens from one person to another. |
| droplet uuclei | What is spread in airborne transmission |