Hospital Associated Infections HAI Flashcards
1
Q
Exogenous
A
from health care environment, pathogens floating in air, nurse not washing their hands properly
2
Q
Endogenous
A
normal microbiota, you get from yourself, from being on antibiotics
3
Q
Latrogenic
A
medical procedure, getting a catheter put in and getting an infection
4
Q
Superinfections
A
C.diff
5
Q
How do we control HAI?
A
isolate patients, sterilization
6
Q
Endemic
A
occurs at a constant rate in a given area (it’s what expected) we know this what we should see, i.e. the flu
7
Q
Sporadic
A
Case pops up every now and again
8
Q
Epidemic
A
than the normal number of cases in a given area in a given time period, depends on disease, doesn’t have to be a big number
9
Q
Pandemic
A
epidemic on multiple continents
