Which patient diagnosis is most likely related to acquiring a health care–associated infection?
a. Abdominal abscess after a ruptured ap-pendix
b. Lice and nits that have come from the emergency department
c. Urinary infection after the insertion of a Foley catheter
d. Two-day, postoperative foot fungus after a hip replacement
C
Iatrogenic or health care–associated infections are those acquired during the hospital stay. Uri-nary catheters are frequently the source of such infections. Abscesses frequently follow a rup-tured appendix; lice and athlete's foot are long-term conditions not caused by hospital interven-tions.
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