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.
Also Known As:
Infections, Community-Acquired; Acquired Infection, Community; Acquired Infections, Community; Community Acquired Infections; Infection, Community Acquired; Infection, Community-Acquired; Infections, Community Acquired; Community Acquired Infection; Community-Acquired Infection