Infection Controls Flashcards
Microorganism that causes infection are
pathogenic
6 steps to established infections are
encounter, entry, multiplication, spread, damage, and outcome
name the 4 chain of infection
host, reservoir, infectious microorganism, and mode of transmission
host is symptomatic or asymptotic
symptomatic
another word for the Reservoir
carrier
does the carrier have symptoms
no
Nosocomial
Hospital Acquired Infection
Exogenous Transmission
Direct : via human hand contact mostly
Indirect: via a third party
Fomite / Vehicle
Fomite / Vehicle/ non-living
Vector
Living Being or Arthropod
common (HAI) hospital aquired infection
MRSA, UTI, pneumonia
MDRO
multi-drug resistant organism
MRSA, C Diff) Gown, Gloves, Disinfectant, which precaution?
contact
(Influenza, Rubella) Open Door, 3 feet droplets,
surgical/particulate/expiratory mask for staff and traveling pt, which precaution?
droplets
(TB, Rubeola) Negative pressure room, closed door,
N95 inspiratory mask for staff but surgical mask for traveling pt, which precautions?
Airborne