LEXICON
No.55 April 11, 2011

Hospital infection, hospital-acquired infection or nosocomial infection
院内感染症
Community-acquired infection
市中感染症
Opportunistic infection
日和見感染症

Nosocomial infections (院内感染症) are acquired in medical institutions due to bacteria, viruses and other pathogenic agents (病原体). These infections are often caused by drug-resistant bacteria (薬剤耐性菌) such as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ), VRSA (vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ), and VRE...

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