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Flashcards by Alexandra Bozan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alexandra Bozan
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| Question | Answer |
| Aerobic Bacteria | bacteria that requires oxygen to live and grow |
| Anaerobic bacteria | bacteria that can live without oxygen |
| antibody | immunoglobin produced by the body in response to a specific antigen |
| antigen | foreign material capable of inducing a specific immune response |
| antimicrobial | antibacterial agent that kills bacteria or suppresses their growth |
| asepsis | absence of disease-producing microorganisms; using methods to prevent infection |
| bacteria | the most significant and most commonly observed infection-causing agents |
| bundles | evidence-based best practices that have proven positive outcomes when implemented together to prevent infection |
| colonization | presence of an organism residing in an individual's body but with no clinical signs of infection |
| disinfection | process used to destroy microorganisms; destroys all pathogenic organisms except spores |
| endemic | something that occurs with predictability in one specific region or population and can appear in a different geographical location |
| endogenous | infection in which the causative organism comes from microbial life harbored within the person |
| exogenous | infection in which the causative organism is acquired from outside the host |
| fungi | plant-like organisms (molds and yeasts) that can cause infections |
| health care-associated infection (HAI) | an infection that was not present on admission to a health care institution and develops during the course of treatment for other conditions (nosocomial) |
| host | animal or person on or within which microorganisms live |
| iatrogenic | infection that occurs as a result of a treatment or diagnostic procedure |
| infection | disease state resulting from pathogens in or on the body |
| isolation | protective procedure designed to prevent the transmission or specific microorganisms; also called protective aseptic techniques and barrier techniques |
| medical asepsis | practices designed to reduce the number and transfer of pathogens; clean technique |
| nosocomial | an infection that was not present on admission to a health care institution and develops during the course of treatment for other conditions |
| parasites | organism that lives on or in a host and relies on it for nourishment |
| pathogens | disease-producing microorganism |
| personal protective equipment (PPE) | gloves, gowns, masks, and protective eye gear designed to minimize or prevent the health care worker's exposure to infectious material |
| resorvoir | natural habitat for the growth and multiplication of microorganism |
| standard precautions | CDC precautions used in the care of all patients regardless of their diagnosis or possible infection status; this category combines universal and body substance precautions |
| sterilization | the process by which all microorganisms, including spores, are destroyed; surgical procedure performed to render a person infertile |
| surgical asepsis | practices that render and keep objects and areas free from microorganisms; sterile technique |
| transmission based precautions | CDC precautions used in patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens that can be transmitted by airborne, droplet, or contact routes; used in addition to standard precautions |
| vector | nonhuman carriers; such as mosquitoes, ticks, and lice--that transmit organisms from one host to another |
| virulence | ability to produce disease |
| virus | smallest of all microorganisms; can be seen only by using an electron microscope |
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