Lecture 1 Flashcards
How many germs do we encounter with each day?
60,000 germs every year
what is the percentage of potentially dangerous germs and virus
1 -2 %
What is the percentage of microbe transmission in gas pump handle?
71%
What is the percentage of microbe transmission in mailbox handle?
68%
what does CDC recommend best defense mechanism in general population
handwashing with soap
what contribute to the rise of dupe bug?
Triclosan
What is the disease that The World Health Organization (WHO) as the drug resistant disease?
TB
what disease was transmuted through the medical technician
Hep C
what has 18X more bacteria compare to flush handle of toilet
Mobile phones harbor 18 times more bacteria than a flush handle in a typical men’s restroom
Does insurance companies cover the patients who get Hospital Acquired Infections ?
No.
Cost to hospital 40,000.00/patient
- What group of people has more incidence of Hep C?
2. what percentage of american infected
- Baby boomers
2. 3.2 million
1.what is the drug found for TB?
2. what fraction of people globally are affected with TB?
3 what is the biggest problem with TB?
- Bedaquiline approved for MDR-TB
- 1/3
- it becomes drug resistance
How does the infection control done?
REFERS TO A COMPREHENSIVE AND SYSTEMATIC PROGRAM THAT, WHEN APPLIED, PREVENTS THE TRANSMISSION OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS AMONG PERSONS WHO ARE IN DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTACT WITH THE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT
what are the 6 things in chain of infection?
- infectious agent
- reservoir
- portal of exit
- mode of transmission
- portal of entry
- susceptible host
what is the goal of infection control?
TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A SAFE CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT. TO ELIMINATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DISEASE TRANSMISSION FROM CLINICIAN TO CLIENT, CLIENT TO CLINICIAN, OR CLIENT TO CLIENT.
