院いん内ない感かん染せん

noun

hospital-acquired infection; nosocomial infection; healthcare-associated infection

Medical term for infections contracted within a hospital or healthcare facility. Often contrasted with 市中感染 (community-acquired infection).

See also: 市中感染

• 院いん内ない感かん染せんを防ふせぐために、手て洗あらいが徹てっ底ていされている。

  Handwashing is strictly enforced to prevent hospital-acquired infections.

• この病びょう院いんでは、院いん内ない感かん染せんの発はっ生せい率りつが低ひくい。

  This hospital has a low rate of nosocomial infections.