Kathy,
I can't honesty say I've ever looked either of these words up in the
dictionary, but here is how I've always used them...
First, a nosocomial infection is any infection acquired by a patient during
a stay in the hospital. An iatrogenic infection is a more specific type of
nosocomial infection which is the direct result of a screw-up on the part
of a doctor or nurse.
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Kathleen W. Miller <kwmille at rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu> wrote in article
<54u4gg$i3o at thor.cmp.ilstu.edu>...
> I hate to belabor the finer points of definitions, but I would
> appreciate hearing some opinions on the differences between the terms
> "iatrogenic" and "nosocomial". Do these terms mean the same thing?
> If not, would someone please give examples of how each ought to be
> used?
>> Thank you for your help.
>> Sincerely, Kathy Miller
