Community-Acquired Infections

**Definition:** 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.

**Tree numbers:** - C01.234

**Synonyms:** - Community Acquired Infection - Community-Acquired Infection - Infections, Community-Acquired