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Infection Control
all about infections and controlling them
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
03/04/2010

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OSHA
Definition
occupational safety and health administration
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CLIA
Definition
Clinical Laboratory improvement amendments
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POL
Definition
Physicians office laboratory
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pathogens
Definition
disease producing microorganims
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bacteria
Definition
unicellular microorganisms that vary in morphology
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bortella pertussis
Definition
bacteria
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Vibrio cholerae
Definition
bacteria
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viruses
Definition
smallest living microorganism, reproduce only within host
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herpes, common cold, flu
Definition
viruses
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protozoa
Definition
single-celled microorganisms that attach to other organisms
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malaria, dysentery
Definition
protozoa
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fungi
Definition
simple parasitic plants that depend on other life forms; reproduce by budding
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tinea pedis
Definition
athletes foot; fungi
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parasites
Definition
organisms that depend on another organism for nourishment
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obligate
Definition
depends completely on host for survival
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facultative
Definition
can live apart from host for a period of time
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scabies; pinworm
Definition
parasites
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normal flora
Definition
provide a balance and destroy pathogens
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heterotrophs
Definition
feed on organic matter
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autotrophs
Definition
feed on inorganic matter
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aerobes
Definition
need oxygen to grow
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anaerobes
Definition
grow without oxygen
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virulent
Definition
deadly
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sanitization
Definition
scrubbing and washing to remove foreign materials
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disinfection
Definition
process by which disease producing microorganisms ate killed by placing items in solutions
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antiseptics
Definition
used to clean pt skin before injections or surgical procedures
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sterilization
Definition
necessary to kill spores
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chemical disinfection
Definition
use of chemicals to kill microorganisms
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incineration
Definition
to destroy by burning
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dry heat oven
Definition
takes 8 hours, at temp of 350
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autoclave
Definition
15 lbs of steam under pressure at 250; only method to kill spores
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