Selected article for: "hand washing and high concern"
Author: Cohen, Seth R.; Ligda, Kristin Ondecko
Title: Infectious Diseases
  • Cord-id: q3lm5kzz
  • Document date: 2014_8_13
    • ID: q3lm5kzz
    Snippet: Infectious disease agents include viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, parasites, and proteins called prions. Some patients are asymptomatic from their infection, whereas in other patients, clinical or subclinical illness affects the patient during the perioperative period. Transmission of the agents can occur through airborne inhalation, through contact with contaminated body fluids, via food, through physical contact, or through vector organisms. Additionally, patient-patient and patient-health
    Document: Infectious disease agents include viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, parasites, and proteins called prions. Some patients are asymptomatic from their infection, whereas in other patients, clinical or subclinical illness affects the patient during the perioperative period. Transmission of the agents can occur through airborne inhalation, through contact with contaminated body fluids, via food, through physical contact, or through vector organisms. Additionally, patient-patient and patient-healthcare worker (HCW) transmission of infectious diseases remain a high concern. The perioperative period represents a unique challenge in the prevention of transmission. While diligent hand washing remains a staple in the standard of care, other measures must be implemented with certain infectious agents. Several of the major infectious diseases will be reviewed in this section, and universal precautions will be examined. Careful perioperative planning and situational awareness should be practiced by the healthcare worker taking care of patients with transmissible diseases.

    Search related documents:
    Co phrase search for related documents
    • acid fast bacilli and active tuberculosis: 1, 2, 3
    • acid fast bacilli and acute infection: 1
    • acid fast bacilli and acute pneumonia: 1, 2
    • acid fast bacilli and acute respiratory syndrome: 1, 2, 3
    • active disease and acute infection: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
    • active disease and acute pneumonia: 1
    • active disease and acute respiratory syndrome: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
    • active disease patient and acute respiratory syndrome: 1, 2, 3
    • active pulmonary disease and acute respiratory syndrome: 1, 2
    • active tuberculosis and acute infection: 1, 2
    • active tuberculosis and acute pneumonia: 1
    • active tuberculosis and acute respiratory syndrome: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    • active tuberculosis infection and acute infection: 1
    • active tuberculosis infection and acute respiratory syndrome: 1
    • active viral replication and acute infection: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    • active viral replication and acute pneumonia: 1
    • active viral replication and acute respiratory syndrome: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13