NOSOCOMIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nosocomial mean? 

• NOSOCOMIAL (adjective)
  The adjective NOSOCOMIAL has 1 sense:

1. taking place or originating in a hospital

  Familiarity information: NOSOCOMIAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NOSOCOMIAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Taking place or originating in a hospital

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

nosocomial infection

Pertainym:

hospital (a health facility where patients receive treatment)

 Context examples 

E. faecalis is a leading agent of nosocomial infections in humans.

(Enterococcus faecalis, NCI Thesaurus)

A. johnsonii is a commensal organism on human skin and oropharynx but may be a cause of nosocomial infections.

(Acinetobacter johnsonii, NCI Thesaurus)

E. faecium is a leading agent of nosocomial infections in humans.

(Enterococcus faecium, NCI Thesaurus)

L. grimontii is an emerging nosocomial pathogen, especially in immunocompromised patients.

(Leminorella grimontii, NCI Thesaurus)

L. richardii is an emerging nosocomial pathogen, especially in immunocompromised patients.

(Leminorella richardii, NCI Thesaurus)

E. hormachei is an opportunistic pathogen, causing nosocomial infections.

(Enterobacter hormaechei, NCI Thesaurus)

E. gergoviae is a common nosocomial pathogen, causing urinary tract infections.

(Enterobacter gergoviae, NCI Thesaurus)

O. intermedium is found in soil and is an opportunistic pathogen particularly in immunocompromised individuals or those with nosocomial infections.

(Ochrobactrum intermedium, NCI Thesaurus)

C. gleum is most commonly found in soil and is rarely pathogenic, causing nosocomial infection in humans.

(Chryseobacterium gleum, NCI Thesaurus)

L. psuedomesenteroides is an opportunistic nosocomial pathogen in patients with underlying disease.

(Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides, NCI Thesaurus)