Surgical Site Infections — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ is a gram negative coccobacillus, obligate aerobe that causes resistant hospital-acquired infections.

Answer: Acinetobacter baumannii

Flashcard 2: The KES group, which includes _____, Enterobacter, and Serratia, are common causes of nosocomial infections.

Answer: Klebsiella

Flashcard 3: Most common pathogen involved in hospital-acquired infection (HAI) overall is _____

Answer: Escherichia coli

Extra: Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of Surgical Site Infections (SSI). E. coli is the most common cause of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) overall, primarily due to the high incidence of Urinary Tract Infections (UTI).

Flashcard 4: Enterococcus faecalis is _____ common and less likely to be resistant to vancomycin (more or less)

Answer: more

Flashcard 5: Hospital acquired MRSA is _____drug resistant and less virulent

Answer: multi

Flashcard 6: Candida _____ is increasingly responsible for infections in neonates through care-giver's hands or healthcare workers

Answer: parapsilosis (species)

Flashcard 7: What is the most important agent causing post-op endophthalmitis?_____

Answer: Staph. epidermidis

Flashcard 8: Hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA) is associated with SCCmec types _____

Answer: I, II, and III