Congratulations! you have just been hired as a nurse in a highlyrated state of the art hospital. This is your first week at workand a report is released indicating that a gram-negative bacteriumPseudomonas aeruginosa was found on hospital sinks in a neonatalintensive care unit. P. aeruginosa can cause pneumonia orsepticemia in vulnerable individuals like newborn babies. Twopremature infants are confirmed to be infected and are nowexhibiting pneumonia symptoms. From this scenario, what is thistype of infection acquisition called? What factors support youranswer? How can this type of infection be prevented?

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