Infections and Sepsis

Every so often, patients can develop infections while under medical care, which can lead to serious injury or even death. Acquired infections, also known as nosocomial infections, include all infections that develop over a patient’s stay in a medical facility and that are not associated with the condition for which the patient was admitted or diagnosed. Unexpected infections occur because sometimes facilities do not create adequate infection control programs due to high costs. Infection control programs help prevent infections in medical facilities, but in some circumstances, the medical staff is not even sufficiently educated. All of these negligent actions can bring substantial and preventable risks to patients during extended medical care.