A sponge is a member of the phylum Porifera. It is a simple animal with many cells, but no mouth, muscles, heart or brain. It is sessile: it cannot move from place to place the way most other animals can. A sponge is an animal that grows in one spot like most plants do.Nevertheless, sponges are quite successful. sponge is a member of the phylum Porifera. It is a simple animal with many cells, but no mouth, muscles, heart or brain. It is sessile: it cannot move from place to place the way most other animals can. A sponge is an animal that grows in one spot like most plants do. Nevertheless, sponges are quite successful.
Nosocomial infections: Types list. The list of types of Nosocomial infections mentioned in various sources includes: 1  Nosocomial infections by site: 2  Urinary tract infections. 3  Surgical site infections.  Respiratory tract infections.
When the nosocomial infection was causally related or contributed to death, infection of the lower respiratory tract was predominant in 31 of 52 (60 per cent) instances. When the nosocomial infection was unrelated to death, urinary tract infection was predominant in 13 of 36 (36 per cent) infections. Among those who died with nosocomial infection, 42 of 63 (67 per cent) patients were terminal on admission and were typically in their 60's with metastatic carcinoma.