Infection Control
What is Infection Control?
Measures used by healthcare personnel to prevent the spread of infection by maintaining a clean environment and following practices that reduce the transmission of microorganisms.
What is Healthcare-Associated Infection
an infection that a patient acquires while receiving care in a healthcare facility and was not present or incubating at the time of admission.
Infectious Agent
The pathogen or disease-producing microorganism.
Reservoir
The place where the infectious agent lives, grows, and multiplies.
Portal of Exit
The route by which the pathogen leaves the reservoir.
Mode of Transmission
The method by which the pathogen travels from one host to another.
Portal of Entry
The route by which the pathogen enters a new host.
Susceptible Host
A person who is at risk of becoming infected.
What is the first chain?
Infectious Agent
What is the second chain?
Reservoir
What is the third chain
Portal of Exit
What is the fourth chain?
Mode of Transmission
What is the fifth chain?
Portal of Entry
What is the sixth chain?
Susceptible Host
What is an example of Infectious agent?
MRSA, C. Diff, Influenza, HIV, Fungi, Parasites
What is an example of reservoir?
Humans, Animals, Water, Food, Air, Contaiminated Equipment
What is an example of Portal of Exit?
Respiratory Tract, Blood, Urine, Feces, Wound Drainage
What is an example of Mode of Transmission?
Direct Contact, Indrect Contact (Fomite), Droplet, Airborne, Vehicle-borne, and Vector-borne.
What is an example of Portal of Entry
Break in the skin, needlestick injury, Respiratory Tract, Eye, Nose, Mouth, and Urinary and/or Reproductive Tract.
What is an example of Susceptible Host
Immunocompromised, elderly, infants, chronic illness, poor nutrition, stress or lack of sleep, invasive procedures.
A break of any one link prevents an infection
True