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Question 1

is one of the major concerns that healthcare workers in healthcare facilities and hospitals constantly address.

Answer 1

Infection control

Question 2

the process where physical or chemical means are used to remove, inactivate, or destroy pathogens on a surface or item, making them safe for handling or use and incapable of transmitting infectious agents.

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Decontamination

Question 2

a chemical solution that inhibits the growth of some microorganisms, can be used directly on the skin (e.g., alcohol and iodine).

Answer 2

Antiseptic

Question 3

denotes contact of a sterile or aseptic item with microorganisms. Medically aseptic items become contaminated if they get in contact with disease-producing organisms.

Answer 3

Contamination

Question 3

how an individual acquires the infectious agents and includes the infectious agent, the source of infection or its reservoir, how the organism is transmitted, and the organism’s portal of entry into the susceptible host.

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Chain of infection

Question 4

the process of using physical or chemical means to destroy pathogens, excluding the spores.

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Disenfection

Question 5

any infection that is acquired during the time a patient is admitted in a healthcare facility. The most common healthcare-associated infection is urinary tract infection (UTI).

Answer 5

Healthcare-associated infection

Question 6

infection that is acquired in the course of undergoing diagnostic tests or therapeutic procedures.

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Iatrogenic infection

Question 7

the manner in which the infectious organism is acquired by the host.

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Mode of transmission

Question 8

the acquisition or exposure to an infectious agent of a healthcare worker during the course of his/ her work.

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Occupational exposure

Question 9

the specific measures used to prevent the spread of infection among all patients and healthcare workers, including measures to protect them from contaminated blood and other body fluids.

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Standard precautions

Question 10

the process by which all pathogens are destroyed, including the spores.

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Sterilization

Question 11

refers to a condition in which the individual and his/her surrounding environment are free of any microorganisms.

Answer 11

Asepsis

Question 12

refers to the clinical condition where an individual develops a systemic reaction to a bacterial infection that starts from a localized infection in one part of the body.

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sepsis

Question 13

refers to the absence of disease causing microorganism, control process aims to reduce infection

Answer 13

medical or clean asepsis

Question 14

is defined as the absence of all microorganisms. It involves procedures that aim to eliminate microorganisms from an area in the body where surgical procedures will be performed as well as the location where the surgical procedure will be carried out.

Answer 14

Surgical or sterile asepsis