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Asepsis and Infection Control (Disease types) Flashcards

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Examples of common resident microorganisms in the Skin

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Staphylococcus Epidermidis
Staphylococcus Aureus
Propionibacterium Acnes
Corynebacterium Xerosis
Pityrosporum Ovale

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Examples of common resident microorganisms in the Nasal Passages

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Staphylococcus Aureus
Staphylococcus Epidermis

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Examples of common resident microorganisms in the Oropharynx/Mouth

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Staphylococcus Pneumonae
Staphylococcus Mutans
Lactobacillus
Bacteroides
Actinomyces

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Common resident microorganisms in the intestine

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Bacteroides, Fusobacterium,
Eubacterium Lactobacillus,
Streptococcus Enterobacteriaceae,
Shigella, Escherichia coli

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Common resident microorganisms in the Urethral Orifices

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Staphylococcus epidermidis

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Common resident microorganisms in Lower Urethra

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Proteus

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Common resident microorganisms in the Vagina

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Lactobacillus, Bacteroides,
Clostridium, Candida Albicans

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Common microorganisms in the urinary track

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Escherichia coli
Enterococcus species
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Common microorganisms in Surgical Sites

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Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant
strains – MRSA)
Enterococcus species (including vancomycin-resistant
strains – VRE)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Common microorganisms in the Bloodstream

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Coagulase-negative staphylococci
Staphylococcus aureus
Enterococcus species

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Common microorganisms in Pneumonia

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Staphylococcus aureus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Enterobacter species

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Common infectious microorganisms in the Respiratory Tract

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Parainfluenza virus
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Staphylococcus aureus

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Common infectious microorganisms in the Gastrointestinal Tract

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Hepatitis A virus
Salmonella species
C. difficile

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Common infectious microorganisms in the Urinary Tract

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Escherichia coli enterococci
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa

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Common infectious microorganisms in the Reproductive Tract

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Treponema pallidum
Herpes simplex virus type 2
Hepatitis B virus (HBV)

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Common infectious microorganisms in the Blood

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HBV
HIV
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus epidermidis

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Common infectious microorganisms in the Tissue

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Staphylococcus aureus
Escherichia coli
Proteus species
Streptococcus beta-
hemolytic A or B

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NONSPECIFIC DEFENSES

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Anatomic and Physiologic Barriers
Inflammatory Response

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Anatomic and Physiologic Barriers

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Lungs
Phagocytes
Oral cavity
Saliva
Eye
GI tract
large intestine
Vagina
Urethra

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Inflammation

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is a local and nonspecific defensive response of the tissues to an injurious or infectious agent.

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