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What is a Hospital Acquired Infection?
A Hospital-Acquired Infection (HAI) (also know as a Healthcare-Associated Infection (HCAI) or nosocomial infection) is defined by WHO as ‘an infection acquired in hospital by a patient who was admitted for a reason other than that infection¹‘. This includes infections acquired in the hospital but appearing after discharge, and also occupational infections among staff at the facility.

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