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Decks in this class (18)

1 - Introduction to Infection
What is an infection and why does...,
What are the general ways a patie...,
What are the two types of transmi...
32  cards
2 - An infection model
What is the infection model,
What are patient factors in the i...,
What are some mechanisms of infec...
15  cards
3 - Innate Immune System
What is the definition of the imm...,
What are the main roles of the im...,
What are the differences between ...
30  cards
4 - Sepsis
What is the definition of sepsis,
What is the definition of septic ...,
What type of bacteria is sepsis n...
30  cards
5 - Adaptive Immune Response
What do naive t cells need to bec...,
Where are antigen presenting cell...,
How do antigen presenting cells c...
45  cards
6 - Antibiotics
What are the different ways that ...,
What questions should be asked wh...,
What are the different mechanisms...
24  cards
7 - Hospital Acquired Infections
What is a healthcare infection,
Who is affected by healthcare inf...,
Why are healthcare infections imp...
15  cards
8 - Antimicrobial Stewardship
Explain the concept of antimicrob...,
What are the consequences of anti...,
What are the different definition...
11  cards
9 - Infections on Surfaces
What are some surfaces in the bod...,
What are some viruses that can be...,
What fungi can be found on the skin
22  cards
10 - Streptococci
What s are the shape of streptococci,
How are streptococci classified i...,
What are viridans streptococci
35  cards
11 - HIV
What are some severe signs of hiv,
In terms of the infection model w...,
Who are at most risk of acquiring...
38  cards
12 - Infection Prevention
Explain the three different ways ...,
Define the following terms endemi...,
What is basic reproduction number...
16  cards
13 - Hepatitis
What is hepatitis,
What are the different types of h...,
Outline the viral structure of he...
27  cards
14 - Immunocompromised Host
What is an immunocompromised host,
What causes an immunocompromised ...,
What are the two types of immunoc...
28  cards
15 - Travel Related Infections
Which parts of the infection mode...,
Why is travel history so important,
Identify some common regions whic...
42  cards
16 - Influenza
What type of microorganism is inf...,
What is the structure of the infl...,
What are the antigens of the infl...
26  cards
17 - E Coli
What are the features of ecoli eg...,
What would e coli look like under...,
How can you identify ecoli withou...
16  cards
18 - Chronic Disease + Infections
In general how do chronic conditi...,
Outline a brief pathophysiology o...,
What are some complications of cf
26  cards

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