Hospital Acquired Infections and maternal mortality

Pathogen

100

This is the most common bacteria associated with Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI)

MRSA

200

This bacteria causes a respiratory disease that causes inflammation of the lung sacs.

Streptococcus pneumoniae

300

This very commonly found bacteria causes UTIs that leads to maternal mortality.

Escherichia coli

400

Infection with this bacteria accounts for 6 to 15% of all maternal mortality.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

500

This fungus causes sepsis and rarely causes an increase in the risk of mortality among pregnant women.

Candida species

Illness

100

This abbreviation is used to describe infection of any part of the urinary system.

UTIs

200

This illness is characterized by swelling around the brain and spinal cord.

Meningitis

300

This is a manifestation of any infection, which is the 3rd most common cause of maternal mortality.*

Sepsis

400

Infection of the amniotic fluid and the membranes surrounding the fetus.*

Chorioamnionitis

500

Abnormal bleeding that leads to maternal mortality in some cases.*

Postpartum hemorrhage

Geography

100

These two regions accounted for around 90% of global maternal deaths.*

Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia

200

95% of all maternal deaths occurred in these countries globally*

Low and lower-middle income countries

300

Name of a high-alert Fragile States Index country*

Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan and Afghanistan

400

This value is the MMR in low-income countries in 2020*

430 per 100,000 live births

500

The average MMR for high and very high-alert fragile states in 2020 was ________ the world average.*

Double

Source of infection

100

This invasive procedure leads to an increased risk for Hospital Acquired Infections.

Surgery/C section

200

This form of life support is a cause of infections in healthcare settings.

Ventilator-associated infections

300

This common medical equipment often used to aid normal bodily functions in patients, leads to _______

Catheter-Associated Infections (CAIs)

400

The most common cause is ___________ after an invasive procedure during childbirth.

Surgical Site Infection

500

This term is used to describe the ineffectiveness of certain types of medications that lead to an increase in maternal mortality especially in low to mid-income countries.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)