ch. 12 - final exam

bacterial diseases

Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)

infections patients acquire while receiving health care for another illness

factors that raise patient’s risk of acquiring an HAIs

catheters, surgeries, injections; antibiotic abuse; infections diseases from healthcare workers; healthcare facilities not properly cleaned & disinfected

bloodstream infections include

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (G- bacteria)

MRSA (G+)

VRE (G+)

urinary tract infections include

Klebsiella pneumoniae & E. coli (G-)

MRSA (G+)

lung infections/pneumonia includes

Pseudomonas aeruginosa & Klebsiella spp. (G-)

MRSA (G+)

surgical site infections include

Klebsiella spp. (G-)

VRE & MRSA (G+)

food intoxication (food poisoning)

ingestion of bacterial toxins (w or w/o the microbe being present)

foodborne infection

bacteria multiply in intestinal tract, secrete enterotoxin (which invade intestinal cells)