An elderly man who is a resident of a skilled nursing facility develops methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. What type of infection has this man developed?
A) Community acquired
B) Postoperative
C) Sustained infection
D) Nosocomial infection
D
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Nosocomial infections are infections acquired from microorganisms in hospitals and other health care facilities. The patient's infection is not community acquired, postoperative, or sustained.
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