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| Bacteria that require oxygen to live. |
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| Bacteria that do not require oxygen to live. |
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| The body responds to the antigen by producing antibodies, |
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| The foreign material that gets into the body is called an antigen. |
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| Antibacterial ingredient is recommended in any setting where the risk for infection is high. |
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| Includes all activities to prevent infection or break the chain of infection. |
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| The most significant and most commonly observed infection-causing agents in healthcare institutions, can be categorized in various ways. |
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| Destroys all pathogenic organisms except spores. |
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| occurs with predictability in one specific region or population can appear in a different geographical location. |
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| Occurs when the causative organism comes from microbial life harbored in the person. |
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| When the causative organism is acquired from other people. |
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| Plant like organisms (molds, and yeasts) that also can cause infection, are present in the air, soil, and water. |
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Healthcare-Associated Infection
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| Develop during the course of treatment for other infections. These conditions were not noted as being present on admission. |
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| When it results from a treatment or diagnostic procedure. |
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| Disease state resulting from pathogens in or on the body. |
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- Protective procedure designed to prevent all transmission of specific microorganism; also called protective aseptic techniques and barrier techniques.
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- protective procedure that limits the spread of infectious dieases among hospitalized patients, hospital personnel, and visitors, has been used.
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| Or clean technique, involves procedures and practices that reduce the number and transfer of pathogens. |
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| Is used specifically to indicate something originating or taking place in a hospital. |
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| Disease-producing microorganisms |
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Personal Protective Equipment
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| Gloves, gowns, masks, and protective eye gear designed to minimize or prevent healthcare worker's exposure to infectious material. |
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For growth and multiplication of microorganisms is the naturalhabitat of the organism.
examples: that support organisms pathogenic to humans includes: other people, animals, soil, food, water, milk, and inanimate objects. |
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| 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. |
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| Destroys all microorganism, including spores. |
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| or sterile technique, includes practices used to render and keep objects and areas free from microorganisms. |
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| Transmission-Based Precautions |
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| Precautions used in addition to standard precausetions for patients in hospitals with suspected infection with pathogens that can be transmitted by airborne, droplet, or contact routes. |
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| such as mosquitos, ticks, and lice, are nonhman carriers that transmit organisms from one host to another, that is, by injection of salivary fluid when a human bite occurs. |
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| of the organism, or its ability to cause disease. |
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| Is the smallest of all microorganisms, visible only with an electron microscope. |
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