Infection Control/BBP Flashcards
hai can be blank
deadly
infections that patients acquire during the course of receiving healthcare treatment for other conditions
healthcare associated infections
1 out of blank hospitalized patients will get a hai
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direct contact transmission
body/body
indirect contact transmission example
reusing gloves on another patient
droplet form of transmission is caused by
cough, sneeze, talking
microscopic droplet or dust particle form of transmission
airborne
transfer via contaminated items
common vehicle
transmission via mosquito, flies, rats
vectorborne
protects workers against the health hazards related to BBP
osha
osha stands for
occupational safety and health administration
treat everyone as if they are infected
universal precautions
most important precaution for preventing spread of infection
handwashing
most common type of protection
gloves
infectious microorganisms present in blood
blood borne pathology
virus that infects liver and can cause cirrhosis or cancer
hepatitis b
hep b can survive in dried blood for blank days
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three exposure methods to bbp
needles, contact w/ mucous membranes, non intact skin
assume that everyone is infected
universal precautions
anti infectious agents
antibacterials, antivirals, antifungals
common goal of anti infectious agents
selective toxicity
bacteria are different from human cells because of a blank cell membrane, different blank and blank
rigid, ribosomes, nucleic acid metabolism
antibacterial drugs inhibit blank synthesis and function, blank synthesis, or blank synthesis
cell wall, protein, DNA/rna
bacterial membranes have blank
peptidoglycans
certain agents inhibit cell wall synthesis or create a hole in the blank
lipid bilayer
example of cell wall synthesis inhibitor
penicillin, cephalosporins, polymixin b