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Question 1

Define a hospital acquired infection?

Answer 1

Within 48 hrs of being there

Question 2

What type of bacteria survive the longest?

Answer 2

Gram -ve last longer than gram +ve

Question 3

What is colonisation?

Answer 3

A microbe which establishes and multiplies in a particular environment eg. body surface, without producing disease or symptoms

Question 4

What is infection?

Answer 4

A microbe which establishes and multiplies in a particular environment eg. wound, but produces adverse effects

Question 5

What are the 3 key blood bourne viruses?

Answer 5

Hep B, Hep C, HIV

Question 6

What is norovirus?

Answer 6

Highly infectious
Need 12-48 hrs incubation
Sudden onset of diarrhoea, vomit
Everyone at risk, ward must be closed