Policy And Procedure Flashcards
What is infection prevention and control?
The discipline concerned with preventing the spread of infection within the health care system
Pathogens
An agent of disease (causation agent). It is a disease producer
Local infection
Invasion and multiplication of pathogenic micro organisms in a bodily part or tissue
- an interview took that is restricted to a specific location or region within the body of the host
Systematic infection
An infection that has spread to several regions in the body of the host
- invasion and multiplication of pathogenic micro organisms in a bodily part or tissue
- may produce subsequent tissue injury and progress to overt disease
Nosocomial Infection
MRSA
- originating or taking place in a hospital, acquired in a hospital, especially in reference to infection
Contacts
Those who have been in contact with an infected person and may have become infected themselves
Endemic
Refers to a disease always present in a certain district or group of people
Epidemic
Spread or disease in excess of normal over a wide area
Pandemic
An epidemic which spreads to a large area or worldwide
Incubation period
The time between entry of the biological agent and the onset of symptoms. The organism develops and multiplies at this time
Formites
Articles that have been near enough to an infectious person to be contaminated with biological agents
Vector
A carrier, human or animal, and especially one that transmits disease
Sporadic
Infrequent/irregular cases of disease
Routes of infection
- respiratory tract
- breaks in the skin
- digestive tract
- urinary and reproductive systems
Chain of infection
- infectious agent
- reservoirs
- portal of exit
- means of transmission
- portal of entry
- susceptible host
