Healthcare Infections

Question 1

What is a healthcare infection and how is it determined

Answer 1

An infection that arises as a consequence of providing healthcare

Onset is 48 hours after admission and is neither present nor incubating at time of admission

Question 2

What are the main four healthcare infections

Answer 2

UTIs

Pneumonia

Surgical wound infections

Gastro-intestinal

Question 3

Give some examples of healthcare infections caused by viruses

Answer 3

Blood bourne - hepatitis B, C, HIV

Norovirus

Influenza

Chickenpox

Question 4

Give some examples of healthcare infections caused by bacteria

Answer 4

Staph aureus - MRSA

C. diff

E. coli

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Question 5

Give some examples of healthcare infections caused by fungi

Answer 5

Candida albicans

Aspergillus species

Question 6

Give some examples of healthcare infections caused by parasites

Answer 6

Malaria

Question 7

What factors increase risk of infection

Answer 7

Extremes of age

Obesity/malnourished

Diabetes

Cancer

Immunosuppressed

Smoker

Surgical patient

Emergency admission

Question 8

What are the four Ps of infection prevention and control

Answer 8

Pathogen

Patient

Practice

Place

Question 9

What are the five I’s for infection

Answer 9

Identify

Isolate

Investigate

Inform

Initiate