PBH 101 UNR
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1. Nosocomial Infection: Infections that begin in the hospital
2. Health care-associated infections (HAIs): Any infection LINKED to health care exposures
3. Why Nosocomial/HA infections are more severe than Community-Acquired
Infections: Pathogens: are more drug resistant
Hosts: patients are older, sicker, immunosuppressed
Environment/Exposure: tubes and lines let germs in (ventilators, IVs)
4. Infectious Disease Model of Nosocomial/HAI: Agent: often resistant or forms Biofilm on
devices
Host: susceptibility from age, chronic disease, immunosuppression, breaches of skin
Environment: ICUs, shared equipment, contaminated surfaces
5. Chain of Infection of Nosocomial/HA Infections: Reservoir (colonized patients, staff hands,
sinks/equipment)¡Portal of Exit (bodily fluids)¡
Mode (contact, droplet, airborne, common vehicle)¡Portal of Entry (lines, wounds, airway, urinary tract) ¡Susceptible
Host
6. Catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI): Prolonged use of a urinary catheter
7. Surgical Site Infection (SSI): Long/dirty surgery, poor glucose control
8. Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI): Central line catheter, placed in
large vein (neck,chest,groin) to give fluids or medications
-seen in intensive care settings, chemotherapy
9. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP): Breathing tube + lying flat
10. Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI): Antibiotic use + hospitalization
11. Precautions of Contact: Wear gloves + gown
12. Precautions of Droplets: Wear a mask
13. Precautions of Airborne: private room with negative air pressure
An N95 mask
14. Post-antibiotic era: The Point at which some infections are untreatable due to the prevalence of antibiotic
resistance
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_i1f583
1. Nosocomial Infection: Infections that begin in the hospital
2. Health care-associated infections (HAIs): Any infection LINKED to health care exposures
3. Why Nosocomial/HA infections are more severe than Community-Acquired
Infections: Pathogens: are more drug resistant
Hosts: patients are older, sicker, immunosuppressed
Environment/Exposure: tubes and lines let germs in (ventilators, IVs)
4. Infectious Disease Model of Nosocomial/HAI: Agent: often resistant or forms Biofilm on
devices
Host: susceptibility from age, chronic disease, immunosuppression, breaches of skin
Environment: ICUs, shared equipment, contaminated surfaces
5. Chain of Infection of Nosocomial/HA Infections: Reservoir (colonized patients, staff hands,
sinks/equipment)¡Portal of Exit (bodily fluids)¡
Mode (contact, droplet, airborne, common vehicle)¡Portal of Entry (lines, wounds, airway, urinary tract) ¡Susceptible
Host
6. Catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI): Prolonged use of a urinary catheter
7. Surgical Site Infection (SSI): Long/dirty surgery, poor glucose control
8. Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI): Central line catheter, placed in
large vein (neck,chest,groin) to give fluids or medications
-seen in intensive care settings, chemotherapy
9. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP): Breathing tube + lying flat
10. Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI): Antibiotic use + hospitalization
11. Precautions of Contact: Wear gloves + gown
12. Precautions of Droplets: Wear a mask
13. Precautions of Airborne: private room with negative air pressure
An N95 mask
14. Post-antibiotic era: The Point at which some infections are untreatable due to the prevalence of antibiotic
resistance
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