cross-infection
noun/ˈkrɒs ɪnfekʃn/
/ˈkrɔːs ɪnfekʃn/
[uncountable] (medical)- an occasion when an infection is passed to somebody who has a different infection or to a different species of animal or plant
- The hospital is taking measures to reduce the risk of cross-infection.
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