Concept information
Preferred term
Community-Acquired Infections
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Acquired Infection, Community
- Acquired Infections, Community
- Community Acquired Infection
- Community-Acquired Infection
- Community Acquired Infections
- Infection, Community Acquired
- Infections, Community Acquired
- Infections, Community-Acquired
Note
- contrasted with hospital- or other health facil-acquired ( = CROSS INFECTION); IM GEN only; coord NIM with specific community-acquired infect (IM), if discussed
Scope note
- Any infection acquired in the community, that is, contrasted with those acquired in a health care facility (CROSS INFECTION). An infection would be classified as community-acquired if the patient had not recently been in a health care facility or been in contact with someone who had been recently in a health care facility.
History note
- 94
In other languages
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Finnish
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avohoitoinfektio
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017714
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