Chapter 10. Asepsis Flashcards
Aerobic Bacteria
Anaerobic Bacteria
Antimicrobial Agents
Antiseptics
Asepsis
Aseptic Techniques
Biologic defense mechanisms
Broad- spectrum antibiotics
Carriers
Chain of infection
Communicable diseases
Community- acquired infections
Concurrent disinfection
Contagious diseases
Disinfectants
Exit route
Formites
Hand antisepsis
Hand hygiene
Hand washing
Health care- associated infections
Means of transmission
Medical asepsis
Microorganisms
Nonpathogens
Normal flora
Oppurtunistic Infections
Pathogens
Portal of entry
Reservior
Resident microorganisms
Spore
Sterile field
Sterile technique
Sterilization
Surgical asepsis
Surgical hand antisepsis
Susceptible host
Terminal disinfection
Transient microorganisms
Viral load
Viral replication