Infectious Diseases in Healthcare Settings
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
Date last modified: May 22,,
2006
Content source:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases
Content source:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases
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