Microorganisms Tiny microscopic entities capable of carrying on living processes 5 major classes of pathogens bacteria, virus, yeast, fungi, protozoa HAI infection resulting from medical tx in a health care setting Candida albicans primary reservoir mouth, skin, colon, genital tract chemotherapy, nutrition, stress, disease Factors that affect immunologic defense mechanisms Acute Stage Most contagious period Entamoeba histolytica primary reservoir large intestine Known as the Father of Aseptic technique Joseph Lister Occupational Health Services Protects healthcare workers/patients from infection CAUTI catheter associated UTI fomite non- living vehicle Reservoir Medical Asepsis reduce the number of microorganisms and prevent their spread Prodromal Stage onset of nonspecific symptoms to more specific symptoms skin, mouth, GI tract body's normal defenses Hepatitis A & E primary reservoir food, water, feces Convalescence acute symptoms disappear Virulent exceedingly pathogenic Inflammation body's response to injury/infection at the cellular level Cilia trap inhaled microbes CLABSI central line associated bloodstream infection staphalococc aureus primarily reservoir skin, hair, and nares hands, contaminated foods, air droplets, dirty needle methods of transmission Incubation Period interval between entrance of pathogen into the body & appearance of 1st symptoms Microorganisms Tiny microscopic entities capable of carrying on living processes 5 major classes of pathogens bacteria, virus, yeast, fungi, protozoa HAI infection resulting from medical tx in a health care setting Candida albicans primary reservoir mouth, skin, colon, genital tract chemotherapy, nutrition, stress, disease Factors that affect immunologic defense mechanisms Acute Stage Most contagious period Entamoeba histolytica primary reservoir large intestine Known as the Father of Aseptic technique Joseph Lister Occupational Health Services Protects healthcare workers/patients from infection CAUTI catheter associated UTI fomite non- living vehicle Reservoir Medical Asepsis reduce the number of microorganisms and prevent their spread Prodromal Stage onset of nonspecific symptoms to more specific symptoms skin, mouth, GI tract body's normal defenses Hepatitis A & E primary reservoir food, water, feces Convalescence acute symptoms disappear Virulent exceedingly pathogenic Inflammation body's response to injury/infection at the cellular level Cilia trap inhaled microbes CLABSI central line associated bloodstream infection staphalococc aureus primarily reservoir skin, hair, and nares hands, contaminated foods, air droplets, dirty needle methods of transmission Incubation Period interval between entrance of pathogen into the body & appearance of 1st symptoms
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Tiny microscopic entities capable of carrying on living processes
bacteria, virus, yeast, fungi, protozoa
infection resulting from medical tx in a health care setting
primary reservoir mouth, skin, colon, genital tract
Factors that affect immunologic defense mechanisms
Most contagious period
primary reservoir large intestine
Joseph Lister
Protects healthcare workers/patients from infection
catheter associated UTI
non-living vehicle
reduce the number of microorganisms and prevent their spread
onset of nonspecific symptoms to more specific symptoms
body's normal defenses
primary reservoir food, water, feces
acute symptoms disappear
exceedingly pathogenic
body's response to injury/infection at the cellular level
trap inhaled microbes
central line associated bloodstream infection
primarily reservoir skin, hair, and nares
methods of transmission
interval between entrance of pathogen into the body & appearance of 1st symptoms
