Infection Control

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Chain of infection

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Infectious agent or pathogen, reservoir or source for pathogen growth, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry to host, susceptible host

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Bacteria

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1 called organism, located everywhere. Only a problem when they go where they shouldn't

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Virus

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Tiny parasites that live within the cells of the host and reproduce. All cause harm and no antibiotics help

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Fungi

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One or more cells ex mold

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Protozoa

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Single called animals that live in water, ingested through food or water

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Helminths

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Parasitic worms that go in the digestive tract and attaché to the intestine and eat food and grow

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Resident flora

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Good bacteria

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Factors affecting an organisms potential to produce disease

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Number of organisms, virulence (strength), competence of immune system, and length and intimacy of contact between person and microorganism

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Localized infection with S/sx

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One part of the body, swelling hot and painful

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Systemic with S/sx

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Bloodstream, fever

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Nosocomial infection

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Caused by the healthcare workers for any reason

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Iatrogenic infection

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Caused by healthcare workers in a procedure ex surgery

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Requirements for growth of an organism

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Food, oxygen, water, warm temp, ph, darkness

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Portals of exit

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Skin and mucous membranes, respiratory (coughing) urinary, GI react (feces vomit) reproductive (STI), blood

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Stages of infection

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Incubation (hrs-years) prodromal stage (most contagious ) illness, convalescence (recovering)

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Body defense mechanisms

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Respirate tract , urinary (ph control) GI tract (acids and enzymes) vagina (ph) skin (#1 defense) mouth (enzymes) eyes (enzymes in tears and lashes)

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Medical asepsis (clean technique)

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Hand hygiene, clean pt environment, standard precaution

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Medical asepsis (clean technique)

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Hand hygiene, clean pt environment, standard precaution

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Standard precaution

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Use on everyone every time! Hand hygiene, gloves, gowns, masks, eye protection. All bodily fluids except sweat

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Airborne precaution

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Private room/ negative air pressure, mask or respirator

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Airborne precaution

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Private room/ negative air pressure, mask or respirator

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Droplet precautions

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Private room/cohort clients and mask

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Airborne precaution

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Private room/ negative air pressure, mask or respirator

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Droplet precautions

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Private room/cohort clients and mask

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Contact precaution

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Private room/cohort clients and gloves and gown

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Surgical asepsis

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Sterile object remains sterile only when touched by another sterile object, only sterile objects may be placed on sterile field, sterile object or field out of the line of sight or below waist is contaminated, sterile object or field is contaminated by prolonged air exposure, sterile surface in contact with wet surface=unsterile (ex wiping down with sanitary wipe) microbes move in the direction of gravity, and 1 in border of sterile field is contaminated

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Surgical asepsis

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Sterile object remains sterile only when touched by another sterile object, only sterile objects may be placed on sterile field, sterile object or field out of the line of sight or below waist is contaminated, sterile object or field is contaminated by prolonged air exposure, sterile surface in contact with wet surface=unsterile (ex wiping down with sanitary wipe) microbes move in the direction of gravity, and 1 in border of sterile field is contaminated

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PPE put on take off

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Put on: gown, mask, goggles, gloves,

Take off: gloves, goggles, gown, mask

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Escherichia coli

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Sever watery bloody diarrhea and vomiting. Risk for dehydration. Normally found in color but causes infectio if enters urinary tract or other parts (UTI or kidney infection) caused from not wiping correctly or veggies or fruit not cleaned when grown in poop

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Escherichia coli

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Sever watery bloody diarrhea and vomiting. Risk for dehydration. Normally found in color but causes infectio if enters urinary tract or other parts (UTI or kidney infection) caused from not wiping correctly or veggies or fruit not cleaned when grown in poop

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Staphylococcus aureus

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Carried on the surface of skin, get a cut and able to get staph (MRSA)

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Escherichia coli

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Sever watery bloody diarrhea and vomiting. Risk for dehydration. Normally found in color but causes infectio if enters urinary tract or other parts (UTI or kidney infection) caused from not wiping correctly or veggies or fruit not cleaned when grown in poop

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Staphylococcus aureus

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Carried on the surface of skin, get a cut and able to get staph (MRSA)

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Streptococcus

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Strep throat (not treated can cause heart and kidney problems and encephalitis) strep can travel to other compromised areas and cause infection. S/sx sore throat, puss, swollen lymph nodes, fever , vomiting.

Also ear infections

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Escherichia coli

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Sever watery bloody diarrhea and vomiting. Risk for dehydration. Normally found in color but causes infectio if enters urinary tract or other parts (UTI or kidney infection) caused from not wiping correctly or veggies or fruit not cleaned when grown in poop

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Staphylococcus aureus

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Carried on the surface of skin, get a cut and able to get staph (MRSA)

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Streptococcus

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Strep throat (not treated can cause heart and kidney problems and encephalitis) strep can travel to other compromised areas and cause infection. S/sx sore throat, puss, swollen lymph nodes, fever , vomiting.

Also ear infections

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Airborn, destroys lung tissue leaving large cavities

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Escherichia coli

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Sever watery bloody diarrhea and vomiting. Risk for dehydration. Normally found in colon but causes infection if enters urinary tract or other parts (UTI or kidney infection) caused from not wiping correctly or veggies or fruit not cleaned when grown in poop

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Staphylococcus aureus

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Carried on the surface of skin, get a cut and able to get staph (MRSA)

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Streptococcus

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Strep throat (not treated can cause heart and kidney problems and encephalitis) strep can travel to other compromised areas and cause infection. S/sx sore throat, puss, swollen lymph nodes, fever , vomiting.

Also ear infections

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Airborn, destroys lung tissue leaving large cavities

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Borrelia burgdoferri

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Lyme disease (flu symptoms, irregular heartbeat, and possible arthritis)

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Hep A

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Fecal matter, improper hand hygiene in restrooms or can be in the water in 3rd world countries. Treatable

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Hep A

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Fecal matter, improper hand hygiene in restrooms or can be in the water in 3rd world countries. Treatable

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Hep B and C

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Blood and bodily fluids. Can be cured if caught early but if not can be managed if not treated at all its deadly

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Herpes simplex

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Ex chicken pox and shingles. Chicken pox is airborn and shingles is most contagious when sores are open and oozing

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Candida albicans

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Yeast infection, thrush in mouth. Loves warm moist and dark. Skin on skin in obese pt and in vagina ph off balance causes it

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Giardia lamblia

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Caused from streams or water (causes diarrhea)