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Infection Control
Question | Answer |
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Hospital-Acquired Infections | Infections acquired in hospital/clinic settings. UTIs, staph, etc. |
Reservoir (infection) | any person, animal, insect, plant, soil, or substances in which infectious agent lives or multiplies. |
Portal of Exit | How infection leaves body: Blood Mucus Breast milk urine feces semen vomitus other secretions |
Portal of Entry | How infection ENTERS the body: Respiratory tract Gastrointestinal tract Urinary Gynecological Blood Tissue |
Direct Transmission | Requires contact with organism to acquire. EX: MRSA Hep B Hep C HIV Chlamydia C. difficile |
Indirect Transmission | No direct contact necessary to transmit. MRSA Hep A C. botulinum C. difficile |