Treatment For Nosocomial Infections

Nosocomial infections are conditions due to infections or toxins present in particular locations. In present usage, this term usually denotes infections patients acquire while they are in a hospital. Some of these infections may be antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a staph infection, is one of the most common nosocomial infections patients develop during or after hospital stays. To be considered a hospital-acquired infection, the infection must take place within two days of a patient's hospital admission or within three days after a patient has been discharged from the hospital.