[Terminology analysis of the concept of nosocomial infection and proposition of a new definition].
OBJECTIVE
Nosocomial infection has known many definitions for many years. We looked at their terminological validation and proposed a definition that takes more into account the defaults that we put in light.


METHODS
Our method is a terminological one based on analyze of concepts character.


RESULTS
Definition of nosocomial infection are insufficient and don't take into account characters of concepts of "infection" and "nosocomial" and also the possible contaminated persons.


CONCLUSIONS
We propose a new definition of nosocomial infection and hope that we create a debate around it.
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Département de recherches en éthique, faculté de médecine Paris-Sud, espace éthique AP-HP, CHU Saint-Louis, 1, avenue Claude-Vellefaux, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France. eytan.ellenberg@sls.ap-hop-paris.fr
D003210:Concept Formation; D003428:Cross Infection; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic