Infection Preventon And Control Flashcards
(29 cards)
Escherichia coli
Gastroenteritis, UTI
Staphylococcus aureus
Wound infection, food poisoning
Streptococcus A
Strep throat
Streptococcus B
UTI, wound infection, neonatal sepsis
Rickettsia rickettssii
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Wound infection, bacteremia
Aspergillosis
Pneumonia, sepsis
Plasmodium falciparum
Malaria
Virulence
The ability to produce disease; their ability to enter and survive in a host; and the susceptibility of the host.
Reservoir
A place where microorganisms survive, multiply, and wait to transfer to a susceptible host.
Pathogenicity
A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism causing disease.
Inflammatory response
A protective faction that neutralizes pathogens and repairs body cells.
Necrotic
The death of cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury, or failure of the blood supply.
Exogenous
From microorganisms outside the individual; ex. Salmonella and aspergillosis
Endogenous
When the patients flora becomes altered and an overgrowth results; ex. Staph, yeast, and streptococci
Systemic infections
Those that affect the body as a whole
Suprainfection
Microorganisms that cause another infection because they are resistant
Pathogens
Disease producing microorganisms
Exudate
Substance formed through the inflammatory process that may ooze from openings in the skin or mucous membranes
Colonization
Microorganism that grows but does not cause disease
Virulence
Ability of microorganisms to produce disease
Endogenous infection
Alteration of a patients flora with a resulting overgrowth
Hepatitis A
Feces
Hepatitis B
Blood, certain body fluids
