Biosecurity Considerations Flashcards
ICPB
Infection Control, Prevention, and Biosecurity.
HAI
Hospital Acquired Infection.
*Nosocomial Infection.
AHS
Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizer.
ICP
Infection Control Practitioner.
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment.
MDR
Multi-Drug Resistant.
MRSP
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus pseudointermedius.
*Related to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure.
What are the objectives of biosecurity?
- Public Health (Zoonotic diseases).
- Animal Health.
- Animal Welfare.
- Nosocomial infections (HAI).
What are the 2 components of ICPB?
- Elevate the effectiveness of infection control practices.
- Limit pathogen introduction, exposure, and transmission.
What are the routes of infection?
- Direct contact.
- Fomites.
- Aerosol.
- Oral.
- Vector borne.
- Zoonotic.
What is the hierarchy of controls from most to least effective?
- Elimination.
- Administrative controls.
- Engineering controls.
- PPE.
What is the elimination control?
Removing or preventing the entry of the pathogen.
How is the elimination control enacted?
- Keeping infectious animals out of facilities.
- Mandate quarantine periods.
- Establish pest management practices.
*Difficult to implement and only able to realistically protect a general population.
What is the engineering controls control?
Designing and setting up hospitals to remove the opportunity for pathogen exposure at the source or for improving compliance.