MICR 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Palpitations, Cutaneous Condition, Vancomycin

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Microbiology and Immunology
• Course: MICR 121
• Professor: Lewis Linton Tomalty

Document Summary

Route s of tra ns mis s ion. He a lthca re a cquire d infe ctions (hai) On a ve ra ge , 5% of pa tie nts a dmitte d to a hos pita l will a cquire a nos ocomia l infe ction. An e s tima te d 9000-10000 pa tie nts pe r ye a r die. The morbidity a nd morta lity from nos ocomia l infe ctions cos ts the he a lthca re s ys te m upwa rds of 1. 5 billion dollars / year. P a tie nt to a nothe r pa tie nt. P a tie nt to the ms e lve s (pa tie nts ha ve a porta l of e ntry whe re the y ca n infe ct the ms e lve s ) P a tie nt to hcw to pa tie nt (dirty ha nds )