COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION
\kəmjˈuːnɪtˌi ɐkwˈa͡ɪ͡əd ɪnfˈɛkʃən], \kəmjˈuːnɪtˌi ɐkwˈaɪəd ɪnfˈɛkʃən], \k_ə_m_j_ˈuː_n_ɪ_t_ˌi_ ɐ_k_w_ˈaɪə_d ɪ_n_f_ˈɛ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Any infection acquired in the community, that is, contrasted with those acquired in a health care facility (CROSS INFECTION). An infection would be classified as community-acquired if the patient had not recently been in a health care facility or been in contact with someone who had been recently in a health care facility.
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