Week 5 Flashcards
HAIs include what?
-infections acquired in a hospital but appearing after discharge
-infections among staff
In Canada, how many hospital patients contract a HAI?
1 in 9
In Canada, how many HAIs are there in hospitals yearly?
220,000 cases
In Canada, how many deaths results from HAI yearly?
8,000
Define survelliance
The ongoing systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of health data closely integrated with the timely dissemination of these data to those who need it
Surveillance is an organized and ongoing component of a program to improve a specific area of what?
Population health
What are the 3 main elements of survelliance?
- Detect and monitor
- Identify risk factors for HAI
- Evaluate preventive interventions
The first element of surveillance is detecting and monitoring. What does this involve?
Establishing a baseline rate of HAI in healthcare setting
The second element of surveillance is identifying risk factors for HAI. Describe what this means
The data collected can be used to identify patients at high risk for HAIs or practices associated with high risk of HAI
The third element of surveillance is to evaluate preventive interventions.
-investigate is preventative measures put in place improved the intended outcomes
-Provide information to inform, educate, and reinforce practice
What are some general steps to setting up surveillance?
-assess the population to be surveyed
-select the outcomes for surveillance
-Use standardized, validated case definitions for infections
-Use case definitions consistently over time
-Calculate and analyze survelliance rates
-apply risk straticiation methodology
-Interpret HAI rates
-communicate surveillance information to stakeholders
-Use information to improve practice
-evaluate the surveillance system
HAIs are expressed as rates which are calculated using what for the numerator and what for the denominator?
numerator: number of cases
denominator: population at risk over time period
what are 5 measures of frequency?
- Rate
- Ratio
- Proportion
- Incidence
- Prevalence
Define rate?
an expression of frequency with which an event occurs in a defined population per unit of time
define ratio
value obtained by dividing on quantity by another
define proportion
type of ration in which the values in the numerator are included in the denominator
What is the incidence rate?
measure of frequency with which an event occurs in a population over defined time period. Number is number of new cases, denominator is population at risk
What is the prevalence rate?
the proportion of all persons in a population who have a particular disease or condition at a specified point in time (point prevalence) or over a specified period of time (period prevalence)
Define attack rate
the proportion of persons at risk who become infected over an entire period of exposure
what is the attack rate expressed as?
percentage
What does risk stratification allow for?
-comparisons
-facilitates utility and validity of interventions
the patient population to be used for analysis can be defined as what?
stratum
When calculating device associated infection rates you must select infections to be used in the numerator. What are some characteristics of this?
-must be site-specific
-must have ocurred in selected patient population
-date of onset must be during the selected time period
When calculating device assocaited infection rates, what value would go in the denominator?
the number of device-days
define device days
total number of days of exposure to a device by all patients in selected population during selected time period
What is the formula for device associated infection rates?
x (number of device infections)/Y(number of device days) during given time period x1000
What are SSI (surgical site infection) rates calculated for?
A particular type of surgery
the population at risk for SSI rates includes what?
Only patients who have had the same type of surgery
SSI rates are expressed in?
percentage
What is the formula for SSI rates?
x (number of infections)/ Y (number of surgeries) in a given time period x(100)
How long should reporting of rates be done?
quarterly and more frequently if there is an issue
what is the epidemic curve?
a graph drawn from the outbreal
What is the epidemic curve used to do?
-determine whether the source of infection was common, propagated (continuing), or both
-identify the probably time of exposure of the cases to the source of infection
-identify the probable incubation period
-determine if the problem is ongoing
what is a common source?
it means that all cases have the same origin. The same person or vehicle is the primary reservoir or means of transmission
for a common source outbreak, the epidemic curve approximates what?
A normal distribution curve
Exposure for a common source may be?
continuous or intermittent
True or false. A propagated or continuing source occurs over a longer period of time
True
Can cases be attributed to a single source with propagated sources?
No. Infections are transmitted from person to person
When secondary or tertiary cases occur with propagated source outbreaks, intervals between peaks represent what?
the average incubation period
what information do you need to determine the period of exposure for a propagated source outbreak? (hint 3 things)
-the specific disease involved
-dates of onset of cases
-either mean or median or minimum and maximum incubation periods for the specific disease
How much do AROs increase the annual direct and indirect costs to patients in Canada?
40 to 52 million
What are the most common HAIs?
-ESBL
-C. diff
-MRSA
-CPE
-VRE
-COVID
-Influenza
-Norovirus
staph aureus rarely infects what?
the CNS
MRSA is resistant to what class of antibiotics?
B-lactam
True or false. Hospital acquired and community strains of MRSA are difficult to discern?
True
How is MRSA transmitted?
Direct and indirect contact
What precautions are used for MRSA?
Contact in addition to routine practices
Why are contact precautions used for MRSA?
because contamination of the environment or intact skin is of concern
What is VRE?
strains of Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis that have become resistant to high levels of the antibiotic vancomycin
Describe VRE positive blood culture rates in Ontario between January 2009 to July 2015
they have doubled
How is VRE transmitted?
Contact (direct or indirect)
What precautions would you use for VRE?
Contact
What are some risk factors for ESBL?
-prolonged/extentsive treatment with third party cephalosporins or fluroquinolones
-prolonged hospital/ICU stay
-clinical status (transplant recipients, indwelling catheters, renal replacement therapy)
Which HAI/ARO is an emerging threat to global health which requires a coordinated approach to prevention and control among public health, infection control, clinical, and laboratory professionals?
CPE
what is CPE?
an enterobacteriaceae that produce enzymes (carbapenemases) that inactivate carbapenems and a few other classes of antibiotics
With what HAI/ARO is there a mortality of up to 50% of severely infected patients?
CPE
Most patients with CPE has links to hospitals with what?
recognized endemic or epidmic CPE (like pneumonia with KPC)
What are the most frequency countries of travel for CPE cases?
-India
-Pakistan
-Bangladesh
-Egypt
-Sri Lanka
-USA
What are examples of CPE infections?
-KPC
-VIM
-NDM
What 2 species account for 70.5% of CPE infection?
E. Coli and K. pneumoniae
What is the case definition for C. diff?
A lab confirmation together with diarrhea or
1. visualization of psudomembranes on sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy OR
2. histological/pathological diagnosis of pseudomembranous colitis OR
3. Diagnosis of toxic megacolon
what is diarrhea defined as?
-loose/watery stool (takes shape of container)
-bowel movements are unusual for the patient
AND
-there is not other recognized aetiology for the diarrhea
Define a CDI attributive to your facility
-the symptoms were not present on admission
-symptoms began greater than 72 hours after admission
-the infection is present at the time of admission but is related to a previous admission to your facility within the last 4 weeks