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BCLT 7-2 Terms
Infection Control and Transmission-Based Precautions
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Medical
Undergraduate 2
10/06/2010

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Airborne Precautions
Definition
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) isolation category designed to prevent transmission of infectious diseases, such as measles, that are spread by the airborne route
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Carrier
Definition
A person who harbors an organism, has no symptoms or signs of disease, but is capable of spreading the organism to others
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Contact Precautions
Definition
A CDC isolation category designed to prevent transmission of diseases spread by close or direct contact
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Droplet Precautions
Definition
A CDC isolation category designed to prevent transmission of diseases spread through the air over short distances
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Fomites
Definition
Inanimate objects, such as bed rails, linens, or eating utensils, that may be contaminated with infectious organisms and serve as a means of their transmission
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Infection
Definition
A pathological condition caused by growth of microorganisms in the host
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Isolation
Definition
The practice of limiting the movement and social contact of a patient who is potentially infectious or who must be protected from exposure to infectious agents; quarantine
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Nonpathogenic
Definition
Not normally causing disease in a healthy individual
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Nosocomial infection
Definition
An infection acquired in a hospital or health care facility
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Protective isolation
Definition
An isolation category designed to protect highly susceptible patients from exposure to infectious agents; reverse isolation
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Standard Precautions
Definition
A set of comprehensive safety guidelines designed to protect patients and health care workers by requiring that all patients and all body fluids, body substances, organs and unfixed tissues be regarded as potentially infectious
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