TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Health Care–Associated Infections A1 - Fung, Monica A1 - Chin-Hong, Peter V. A1 - Guglielmo, B. Joseph A1 - Gruenberg, Katherine A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISAcquired during the course of receiving health care treatment for other conditions.Most cases are preventable.Hospital-associated infections are defined as not being present or incubating at the time of hospital admission and developing ≥ 48 hours after admission.Hand washing is the most effective prevention and should be done routinely even when gloves are worn. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193134015 ER -