Asepsis & Infection

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medical-surgical asepsis & infection prevention & control

Created Nov 30, 2010
by jen83romero

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1	antiseptic	a substance that tends to inhibit the growth and reproductive of microorganisms-may be used...
2	asepsis	absence of pathogenic organisms
3	carrier	A person or animal who does not become ill but harbors & spreads an organism, causing disease...
4	CDC	Center for Disease Control and Prevention
5	contamination	a condition of being soiled, stained, touched by or otherwise exposed to harmful agents.
6	disinfection	the use of a chemical that can be applied to objects to destroy microorganisms.
7	double bagging	an infection control practice that involves placing a bag of contaminated items into another,...
8	endogenous	infection growing within the body
9	exogenous	growing outside the body (infection caused from another person )
10	fomite	a nonliving object
11	health care-associated infection	an infection acquired while in a a healthcare facility
12	host	an organism in which another, usually parasitic, organism is nourished& harbored.
13	infection prevention & control	implementation of policies and procedures in hospitals & other healthcare facilities to...
14	medical asepsis	consists of techniques that inhibit the growth & spread of pathogenic microorganisms.
15	microorganisms	any tiny usually microscopic, entity capable of carrying on living processes
16	reservoir	any natural habitat of a microorganism that promotes growth & reproduction
17	spore	some bacteria form a specialized structure called a spore
18	standard precautions	universal blood & body fluid precautions
19	sterilization	method used to kill all microorganisms, including spores.( 2 types physical & chemical)
20	surgical asepsis	sterile technique destroys all microorganisms & their spores.
21	vector	a person or animal that is a living carrier
22	vehicle	the means by which microorganisms are carried about and transported to the next host, once...
23	virulent	of or pertaining to highly pathogenic or rapidly progressive condition