All of the following are true about nosocomial infections except
Nosocomial infection occurs in a patient already suffering from a disease and a new infection is set up from another host or another external source. It occurs 48hours after admission or discharge from the hospital. Ref: Ananthanarayan& Paniker&;s textbook of microbiology, 9th edition. Pg no.71
May manifest within 48 hours of admission
May develop after discharge of patient from the hospital
Denote a new condition which is unrelated to the patient's primary conditions
May already present at the time of admission
miscellaneous