Session 4 Nosocomial Infections

Question 1

Mention some examples of healthcare infections caused by viruses?

Answer 1

Blood born viruses(hepatitis B,C,HIV )
Norovirus
Influenza
Chickenpox

Question 2

Mention some examples of healthcare infections caused by bacteria?

Answer 2

Staph.aureus including  MRSA
Clostridium difficile 
Escherichia coli (E.coli),klebsiella pneumonia 
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Question 3

Mention some examples of healthcare infections caused by fungi?

Answer 3

Candida albicans

Aspergillus species

Question 4

Mention some examples of healthcare infections caused by parasites?

Answer 4

Malaria

Question 5

What are the bacteria that causes UTI by catheterization in the hospital?

Answer 5

Escherichia coli , Klebsiella and Proteus

Question 6

What are the microbes that causes Respiratory infection in the hospital?

Answer 6

Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella, Serratia and respiratory viruses.

Question 7

What are the microbes that causes Gastrointestinal infection in the hospital?

Answer 7

Salmonella and Shigella

Question 8

What are the microbes that causes infections in case of burns in the hospital?

Answer 8

Staphylococcus aureus , Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pyogenes

Question 9

What are the diseases that caused by clostridium difficile that considered as HAI?

Answer 9

• Clostridium perfringens
• Soft-Tissue Infections

1-Cellulitis: localized edema and erythema with gas formation in the soft tissue; generally nonpainful
2-Suppurative myositis: accumulation of pus (suppuration) in the muscle planes without muscle necrosis or systemic symptoms
3-Myonecrosis: painful, rapid destruction of muscle tissue; systemic spread with highmortality

*Gastroenteritis

1-Food poisoning: rapid onset of abdominal cramps and watery diarrhea with no fever, nausea, or vomiting; short duration and self-limited
2-Necrotizing enteritis: acute, necrotizing destruction of jejunum with abdominal pain,vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and peritonitis

• Clostridium tetani
• Clostridium botulinum

Question 10

What are the viruses 🦠 those associated with gastroenteritis ?

Answer 10

 Rotaviruses 
 Adenoviruses 40, 41 
 Caliciviruses
 Noroviruses 
 Sappoviruses (clasical caliciviruses)
 Astroviruses
  SRV (Small Round Viruses) 
 Coronaviruses 
 Toroviruses