Nosocomial Infection: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
To understand what a nosocomial infection means, the layperson must first consider the meaning of the word from ancient Greek. “Nosos” here means “disease” and “komein” means “to care for” and the word “nosokomeion” stands for the ancient Greek premises of sanatoriums. So a nosocomial infection means nothing more than a hospital infection. What is … Nosocomial Infection: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment