Across
- 2. Easy, yet essential practice to prevent spread of infection in hospitals
- 6. Hospital-acquired infections are also called ___________ associated infections
- 10. Resistance to this type of medication makes P. aeruginosa a serious concern
- 11. A type of antibiotic that inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis
- 12. A bacterial defense structure that makes it harder for antibiotics to penetrate
- 13. The condition diagnosed when bacteria enter the bloodstream from the lungs
Down
- 1. The airway tube that can introduce bacteria into the lungs if contaminated
- 3. The clinical setting where VAP typically develops; abbreviation of a hospital department
- 4. The condition of having a fever caused by infection; a common VAP symptom
- 5. Most common Gram-negative bacteria linked to VAP
- 7. In enzyme released by P. aeruginosa that damages lung tissue
- 8. A bronchoalveolar sample collected using a bronchoscope to diagnose lung infections
- 9. The kind of pneumonia associated with prolonged ventilatory support (_AP)
- 14. Abbreviation of most common type of test sample (aspirate) collected to diagnose VAP