HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS

Question 1

These are infections people get while they are receiving health care for another condition . They can be caused by bacteria, fungi and/or virus.

Answer 1

Healthcare-Associated Infections

Question 2

types of healthcare- associated infections

Answer 2

Central line-associated bloodline infection
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Surgical Site Infections
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Question 3

a group of bacteria commonly found in soil and water. infections typically occur in intensive care units and healthcare settings housing very ill patients.

Answer 3

Acinetobacter spp.

Question 4

the name for a group or “complex” of bacteria that can be found in soil and water. often resistant to common antibiotics

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Burkholderia cepacia

Question 5

a bacterium (germ) that causes diarrhea and an inflammation of the colon called colitis.

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Clostridioides difficile

Question 6

what is the common symptoms of C. diff infection.

Answer 6

diarrhea

Question 7

what is the most important risk for getting C. diff.

Answer 7

overuse of antibiotics

Question 8

a type of Gram-negative bacteria that can cause healthcare-associated infections including pneumonia, bloodstream infections, wound or surgical site infections, and meningitis.

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Klebsiella

Question 9

caused by strains of bacteria found widely in the environment

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Pseudomonas

Question 10

infections usually occur in people in the hospital and/or with weakened immune systems.

Answer 10

Pseudomonas

Question 11

a bacterium commonly found on the skin and in the nose of about 30% of individuals.

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Staphylococcus aureus

Question 12

These infections can look like pimples, boils, or other skin conditions and most are able to be treated.

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Staphylococcus aureus

Question 13

Biological agent capable of colonizing or creating an infection in a host. It may be bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, or prions.

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Microorganism

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Presence of a microorganism in the host tissue, where it lives, grows, multiplies, and induces an immune response in the host that generates signs and symptoms

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infection

Question 15

Presence of a microorganism in the host tissue, where it lives, grows, and multiplies but does not show signs or symptoms. It may or may not induce an immune response.

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colonization

Question 16

capacity of the agent to cause severe disease or death.

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virulence

Question 17

capacity of the agent to penetrate host tissues and multiply.

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invasiveness

Question 18

capacity of the agent to cause disease through a variety of mechanisms.

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Pathogenicity

Question 19

Habitat in which microorganisms live, grow, and multiply. It be an inanimate object, the environment, or an animate being, either animal or human.

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reservior

Question 20

Manner or component by means of which the microorganism travels from the reservoir’s portal of exit to the portal of entry on the susceptible host

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mode of transmission

Question 21

This is the final link in the chain. Whether or not the microorganism causes infection and disease in its host will depend on a number of constitutional, genetic, immune-related, and other nonspecific factors.

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susceptible host