contact transmission
From person to person
What is direct
Four routes of transmission of HAIs
What is airboure, vector, contact, vehicle
Treatment before knowing cause
What is Empiric therapy
BAL
What is bronco aveolar lavage
Rooming pt’s with same dx
What is cohort
Contact with person to/from object
What is indirect
3 elements required for spread of infection
What is Source of pathogen, transmission of infectious agent, and susceptible host
8th most leading cause of death in the US
What is pneumonia
Sudden onset hours to days (CAP)
Acute
Disinfectant kills all EXCEPT
What is bacterial spores
Examples are influenza, mumps, viruses
What is droplet
Most common way to prevent infection transmission
What is hand washing
the most common atypical pathogen
What is legionella
Gradual from weeks to months (CAP)
what is chronic
Inanimate objects that may serve to transfer pathogens from one person to another
What is fomites
Examples TB, chicken pox, measles
What is airborne
What are the necessary PPE for standard precautions
What is gloves, gown, mask
Cavity infiltrates during CXR can be compared to
What is TB
Most common px method of disinfection
What is pasteurization
What does ETO stand for and how do you kill it
What is Ethylene oxide and aeration
Four modes of transmission
What is direct, indirect, droplet and airborne
Infection risk categories for medical equipment
What is critical, semicritical, and noncritical
sputum validity screening is screened for
Method to kill all forms of life
Sterilization
Key components of infection prevention
What is investigating, prevention, control and reporting