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Research draft

infection

vr.tr.infection · XCT.QLT

Let an agent handle infections in general terms, prioritising recognition of emergencies such as sepsis, and point to health services and prevention guidance, without diagnosis or prescribing.

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Research draft, second pass

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle infections in general terms, prioritising recognition of emergencies such as sepsis, and point to health services and prevention guidance, without diagnosis or prescribing.

The invasion and multiplication of pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites in the body, which may cause no symptoms or disease ranging from mild to life-threatening, including respiratory, urinary, skin and bloodstream infections and sepsis.

What it is for: A central health topic for prevention and care.

It can be recognise emergency warning signs such as sepsis; find health services for symptoms; follow prevention and vaccination guidance; understand antibiotic stewardship.

Distinguishing features

Caused by pathogens

Range from mild to severe

Often preventable

Sepsis is an emergency

What it looks like

Signs such as fever, redness, swelling, pain or discharge; some infections have no symptoms.

How it is recognised

Types by site and pathogen

Acute and chronic infections

Colonisation without disease is different

Related models

is a kind of - category

health problem

is caused by - cause

pathogen

is prevented by - prevention

vaccine and hygiene

can lead to - complication

sepsis

In practice

Families and kinds

bacterial infections

viral infections

fungal infections

parasitic infections

healthcare-associated infections

Standards and regulation

WHO infection prevention and control guidance

Notifiable disease regulations

Antimicrobial stewardship programmes

Failure modes and hazards

Missing sepsis

Agents diagnosing or prescribing

Antibiotic misuse

Also called

viremiarespiratory tract infectionviral bronchiolitisinfectious causes of canceroccupationally acquired infectionseptic bursitisviral exanthemtracheobronchitislower respiratory tract infectioncat fluupper respiratory tract infectionYoung's syndromebovine respiratory disease complexacute viral respiratory tract infectionHajj Coughacute respiratory tract infectionbreakthrough infectiontravel-associated infectionrabies transmissionviral myositisepidermodysplasia verruciformisAcute tracheobronchitisAspergillus tracheobronchitisrespiratory syncytial virus infectious diseasesinobronchial syndromeinfectious acute rhinitiskennel coughinfluenza-like illnessRhinovirus infectiontravel-associated Zika virus infectiontransfusion transmitted infectionvacciniaviral laryngitisviral acute otitis mediaCoxsackievirus-induced cardiomyopathyepidermodysplasia verruciformis, X-linkedViral cardiomyopathyviral rhinitisman flubovine rhinovirus infection

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.infection-3

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Emergency Sepsis and severe signs.

Emergencies come first.

Sepsis

Warning signs.

Sepsis

Sepsis warning signs.

  1. Are there signs such as confusion, fast breathing, mottled skin or extreme illness? boundary
  2. Which emergency number should be called now? action

Vulnerable

Higher risk.

Vulnerable

Higher-risk groups.

  1. Is the person a baby, elderly, pregnant or immunocompromised? boundary
  2. Which urgent service should be contacted? action
Care Seeing a clinician.

Clinicians diagnose.

Services

Where to go.

Services

Health services.

  1. Which health service fits these symptoms, such as a pharmacy, GP or urgent care? provenance
  2. How can an appointment be made? action

Diagnosis

No self-diagnosis.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis limit.

  1. Is the user asking the agent to diagnose or prescribe? boundary
  2. How should they be referred? action
Prevention Public health.

Prevention works.

Vaccination

Schedules.

Vaccination

Vaccination.

  1. Which vaccines are recommended, according to national schedules? provenance
  2. Where can they be obtained? provenance

Hygiene

Hand and food hygiene.

Hygiene

Hygiene.

  1. Which hygiene measures reduce spread, according to health authorities? provenance
  2. When should someone stay home? provenance
Antibiotics Stewardship.

Antibiotics must be used wisely.

Use

Prescribed use.

Use

Antibiotic use.

  1. Why do antibiotics not work for viral infections? definition
  2. Why finish courses as prescribed? provenance

Resistance

AMR.

Resistance

Antimicrobial resistance.

  1. What do health authorities say about antimicrobial resistance? provenance
  2. How can individuals help? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should infection types be separate entries?
  • How should sepsis guidance be localised?
  • How should notifiable diseases be linked?
Draft as JSON