germes de l’hospitalisme

English translation: hospital germs

19:32 Apr 23, 2014

French to English translations [PRO]
Medical: Health Care

French term or phrase: germes de l’hospitalisme

From a report on microbilogical air cleanliness in the premises of an industrial caterer;

"La présence de germes de l’hospitalisme déclenche le niveau « action »."

Does this mean the kind of germs found in hospitals? Is there a better way to say it?

Jane F KudoZ activity Questions: 49 (2 open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 577 France
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English translation:hospital germs

Explanation:
simply;

examples aplenty https://www.google.co.uk/search?q="hospital germs"

http://blog.chron.com/medblog/2011/12/paper-can-be-potent-ca...

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2008/jun/04/mrsa.nhs

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Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:43

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Summary of answers provided

5 +1

hospital germs

Daryo

3 +2

hospital-acquired infections

Elizabeth Tamblin

2 +3

nosocomial pathogens (or germs)

Marco Solinas

germs that can be found in hospitals / hospital environments

EirTranslations

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

11 mins confidence:

germs that can be found in hospitals / hospital environments

Explanation:
Yes, you are right, the following definitions are given:

Ce sont des germes de l'hospitalisme et sont responsables de surinfections diverses On les retrouve dans les pus de brûlures, les otites, les hémocultures.

The same term exists in Spanish "hospitalismo" and found it also in English:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospitalism

http://www.banque-pdf.fr/fr_germes-de-l_hospitalisme.html

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Please also see: Hospitalism

Definition of HOSPITALISM

1

a : the factors and influences that adversely affect the health of hospitalized persons b : the effect of such factors on mental or physical health

2

: the deleterious physical and mental effects on infants and children resulting from their living in institutions without the benefit of a home environment and parents

http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/hospitalism

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Also simply "hospital germs" also see

http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/hospitals

Avoiding 'hospitalism'

Before the 1860s, there was little incentive for even the sickest, poorest patient to be admitted to a hospital. For most of the nineteenth century, one of the strongest deterrents was the fear of 'hospitalism'. Hospitalism was the explanation for rampant infections within hospitals and was understood as toxic 'miasmas', vapours which seeped into the walls of hospitals and let off fumes which caused disease

EirTranslations
Ireland
Local time: 23:43
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

hospital-acquired infections

Explanation:
just a thought

Elizabeth Tamblin
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:43
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

philgoddard: I think "infections" is an appropriate translation for "germes". After all, they're presumably not interested in non-infectious organisms.

4 mins

-> Cheers

neutral

EirTranslations: it doesn't say anything about infenctions though...just germs found in hospital environments

6 mins

-> True, maybe I should have put "germs" instead of "infections"?

agree

Mario Freitas:

19 mins

neutral

B D Finch: This is probably before anyone gets infected: they are detecting germs in an air test.

3 hrs

disagree

Daryo: germs can cause infections, but germs are not the same as infections.

13 hrs

agree

Anca Florescu-Mitchell: Yes, the very resistant germs leading to these infections (supergerms!). http://www.universalis.fr/encyclopedie/nosocomiales-hospital...

17 hrs

29 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

nosocomial pathogens (or germs)

Explanation:
Low confidence because I am not sure whether they really mean germs found in hospitals or germs found in institutional settings in general.

Marco Solinas
Local time: 15:43
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 12

Notes to answerer

Asker: They mean germs commonly found in hospitals which can also be found elsewhere e.g. in places where food is prepared

13 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

hospital germs

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:43
Native speaker of:

Serbian,

French
PRO pts in category: 4

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