HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS Flashcards

1
Q

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 ___________________

A

48 hour

30days

present ; incubating

primary reason for admission

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2
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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

A

patients, health care worker, and visitors

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3
Q

Risk factors in children
______ hospital stay
Transfer to ______
Multiple ______ use
__________ procedure
Invasive device or surgical procedure
New born
______/______
______ nutrition

A

Long
ICU
antibiotic
Invasive
Preterm/LWB
Parenteral

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4
Q

Common organism (NICU)

List 4?

A

Coagulase negative staphylococcus
S aureus
Enteric coliforms(campylobacter and E.coli) Candida sp

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5
Q

PICU
_________
_________
_____________ infection

A

Blood stream
pneumonia
urinary tract

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6
Q

PICU ORGANISM

List 4

A

CONS
PSEUDOMONAS
E COLI
S. AUREUS

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7
Q

Mode of transmission
__________
____________
Common vehicle: water food vector born ie ____________

A

Contact
airborne

hand towels

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8
Q

prevention
Standard precaution
________ procedure
avoid _________________ for patient
HAND HYEGIENE

A

aseptic

unnecessary stay

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