Ch. 14 Preventing Infection Flashcards
antibiotic
a drug that kills bacteria
asepsis
the absence of disease producing microbes
biohazardous waste
items contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM); regulated medical waste, infectious waste
bloodborne pathogens
microbes that are present in blood and can cause infections
carrier
a human or animal that is reservoir for microbes but does not develop the infection
clean technique/medical asepsis
practices used to reduce the number of microbes and prevent their spread from 1 person or place to another person or place; clean technique
communicable disease/contagious disease
the process of being unclean
cross-contamination
passing microbes from 1 person to another by contaminated hands, equipment, or supplies
disinfection
the process of killing pathogens
healthcare associated infection (HAI)
an infection that develops in a person cared for in any setting where health care is given; the infection is related to receiving health care
infection
a disease state resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes in the body
infection control
practices and procedures that prevent the spread of infection
microbe/microorganism
a small living thing seen only with a microscope
non pathogen
a microbe that does not usually cause an infection
normal flora
microbes that live and grow in a certain area
pathogen
a microbe that is harmful and can cause an infection
pathogen
a microbe that is harmful and can cause an infection
sterile technique/surgical asepsis
practices used to remove all microbes; sterile technique
sterile
the absence of all microbes
sterilization
the process of destroying all microbes
