The Large,heavy,and Older Adult Patient After a Stroke Develops an Infected

The large,heavy,and older adult patient after a stroke develops an infected decubitus on the sacrum during the hospital stay.Approximately 2 weeks after the patient has gone home,the patient returns to the hospital with pneumonia.The distinction between these two infections is:

A) The decubitus infection was transmitted from other patients on the unit, but the pneumonia was transmitted from a neighbor visiting when the patient was at home.
B) The decubitus and pneumonia are caused by the same host.
C) The decubitus is termed a health care-associated infection, and the pneumonia is termed a community-acquired infection.
D) The decubitus is considered to be caused by protozoa, whereas the pneumonia is considered unpreventable because of the size of the patient.

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