infection control

viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi

• Types of pathogens

• Handwashing

• Systemic Infection

• Chain of infection

a way for the causative agent to enter a new reservoir or host, Ex. Splashing of a contaminated wound into your eyes

• Portal of entry

• Local Infection

• Portal of exit

• Chain of infection

if this occurs wash area with warm water and antimicrobial

report incident to supervisor, follow agency guidelines

• Accidental needle stick

• Infectious Agent

• Chain of infection

• nosocomial infection

infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host

• Systemic Infection

• nosocomial infection

• Local Infection

• Chain of infection

Microorganism that doesn't cause infections and helps maintain normal body process

• Virus

• infectious Agent

• Pathogen

• Non-pathogen

MRSA and VRE

• Common multidrug resistant organisms

• Normal Flora

• Nosocomial

• Disease

an infection throughout the body, your local infection has now spread throughout your body

• nosocomial infection

• Chain of infection

• Local Infection

• Systemic Infection

Considered a helper bacteria

• Handwashing

• Normal Flora

• Portal of exit

• Nosocomial

an infection acquired during hospitalization NOT the cause of your admission

• Local Infection

• nosocomial infection

• Systemic Infection

• Chain of infection

You can receive this type of microorganism by eating drinking or from a vector such as a mosquito

• parasitic

• virus

• bacteria

• fungi