A large, heavy, and older adult patient has a stroke and develops an infected decubitus ulcer on the sacrum during the hospital stay. Approximately 2 weeks after the patient has gone home, the patient returns to the hospital with pneumonia
What is the distinction between these two infec-tions? a. The decubitus ulcer infection was trans-mitted from other patients on the unit, but the pneumonia was transmitted from a neighbor visiting when the patient was at home.
b. The decubitus ulcer and pneumonia are caused by the same host.
c. The decubitus ulcer is termed a health care–associated infection, and pneumonia is termed a community-acquired infection.
d. The decubitus ulcer is considered to be caused by protozoa, but the pneumonia is considered unpreventable because of the size of the patient.
C
Because the decubitus ulcer developed during the stay in a health care facility, it is classified as a health care–associated infection. Because the patient did not have pneumonia when he left the facility, it is classified as a community-acquired infection.
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