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Infectious Diseases That May Be Acquired in Healthcare Facilities

 

By CDC

 

The following are infectious diseases that may be transmitted and/or acquired in healthcare settings and therefore are possible Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs).

 

Infectious Diseases that may be acquired in Healthcare facilities

  • Acinetobacter
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Burkholderia cepacia
  • Chickenpox (Varicella)
  • Clostridium Difficile
  • Clostridium Sordellii
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
  • Ebola (Viral Hemorrhagic Fever)]
  • Gastrointestinal (GI) Infections
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Influenza
  • MRSA - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
  • Mumps
  • Norovirus
  • Parvovirus
  • Poliovirus
  • Pneumonia
  • Rubella
  • SARS
  • S. pneumoniae (Drug resistant)
  • Tuberculosis
  • Varicella (Chickenpox)
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (Ebola)
  • VISA - Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus
  • VRE - Vancomycin-resistant enterococci

 

[Editor's Note: According to the Infection Control Education Institute www.iceinstitute.com in the Jan. 30, 2007 course, "Update on Resistant Pathogens & Emerging Infectious Diseases":

"Monitoring for adherence to recommended environmental cleaning practices is an important determinant for success in controlling transmission of MDROs and other pathogens in the environment."]

Infectious Diseases That May Be Acquired in Healthcare Facilities:  Created on October 17th, 2007.  Last Modified on October 17th, 2007
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Since it was founded in 1946 to help control malaria, CDC has remained at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities and environmental health threats.
 
 

 

 

 

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