Chap 5 Flashcards
Father of infection control
Ignaz Semmelweis
Immunosuppresseurs
Person whose immunity is prohibited for physiological reasons
A disease capable of being passed from one person to another
Infectious disease
A group of infection prevention practices that apply to all patients, regardless of suspected or confirmed diagnosis
Standard precaution
Anti infective drugs include :
Antibiotics
Anti microbial
Anti fungal drugs
Infections acquired in the course of medical care are called
Nosocomial
A nosocomial infection that result from a particular treatment or therapeutic procedure is called
Iatrogenic
A person who enters a health care facility with an infection is said to have a …….. infection
Community acquired
Everyone has microorganisms in their body body all the time. This microorganisms are called…….
Normal flora
Infections caused by microorganisms that are not normal flora are called
Exogenous infections
When a person acquired an infection in the healthcare settings as a result of an overgrowth of normal flora, it is called …..
Endogenous nosocomial infection
A drug effective against a wide variety of Micro-organismes
Broad-spectrum antimicrobial drug
What are the causes of endogenous infections
- Alteration in the number of normal flora present in the body or the alteration in placement of normal flora into another body cavity
- Treatment with a broad-spectrum antimicrobial drug that alters the number of normal flora
Two main body systems for nosocomial infection
Bloodstream and urinary tract
VAD Stands for
Vascular access devices
What’s a pathogen
Microorganism like bacteria fungi viruses and prions that produce disease
Where is normal habitat of E. coli in human body?
In what body system E. coli can cause a disease
Normal habitat of E. coli is small intestines
It causes Urinary tract infection if it enters bladder
What is resident flora
Resident flora means that there are microbes that live in the body at all times in a quantity that is usually stable
Flora that are required by contact with an object on which day are present or called
Transient flora
Which one is easier to remove resident flora or transient flora
Transient flora
