Definition: 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.
Synonyms (terms occurring on more labels are shown first): community acquired infections
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Drugs with this side effect as MedDRA Preferred Term
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