HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS Flashcards
DEFINATION
Infection in the hospital after _______ of admission or within ____________ after discharge from in patient care
Not __________ or _____________ at time of admission
Not related to ___________________
48 hour
30days
present ; incubating
primary reason for admission
Epidemiology of HAI
Affect __________,__________, and ___________ as well
1.4m people affected worldwide
5-10 of patient in developing countries are affected
14.8% Algeria
18.9% Mali
14.8% Tanzania
patients, health care worker, and visitors
Risk factors in children
______ hospital stay
Transfer to ______
Multiple ______ use
__________ procedure
Invasive device or surgical procedure
New born
______/______
______ nutrition
Long
ICU
antibiotic
Invasive
Preterm/LWB
Parenteral
Common organism (NICU)
List 4?
Coagulase negative staphylococcus
S aureus
Enteric coliforms(campylobacter and E.coli) Candida sp
PICU
_________
_________
_____________ infection
Blood stream
pneumonia
urinary tract
PICU ORGANISM
List 4
CONS
PSEUDOMONAS
E COLI
S. AUREUS
Mode of transmission
__________
____________
Common vehicle: water food vector born ie ____________
Contact
airborne
hand towels
prevention
Standard precaution
________ procedure
avoid _________________ for patient
HAND HYEGIENE
aseptic
unnecessary stay