<prompt> All the following are true about nosocomial infections except -May manifest within 48 hours of admissionMay develop after discharge of patient from the hospitalDenote a new condition which is unrelated to the patients primary conditionsMay already present at the time of admission  <response>: Ans. is d i.e., May be already present at the time of admission The term Nosocomial infection is applied to infection developing in hospitalized patients. These infections neither present, nor in incubation, at the time of patients admission - Ananthanarayan 7the p. 634. Such infections may become evident during their stay in the hospital or sometimes only after their discharge. 