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| microbic invaders that bombard the body and trigger an immune response |
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| freedom from infection or infectious material, absence of viable pathogenic organisms |
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| growth of microorganisms in a host without production of overt clinical systems or detected immune response |
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| microorganisms present on a body surface without tissue invasion or physiologic reaction |
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| movement of microorganisms from individual into the immediate environment or movement of organisms from a confined site to bloodstream or other parts of the body |
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| produced within or caused by factors w/in the body |
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| branch of science concerned w/ study of the factors determining and influencing the frequency and distribution of disease, injury, and other health related events and their causes in a defined human population for the purpose of establishing programs to prevent and control their development and spread |
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| developed or originating outside the body |
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| produced or derived from the blood, disseminated though the blood stream or by circulation |
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| inhibition of the formation of antibodies to antigens that may br present |
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| contamination during manufacture |
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| the reduation of the number of leukocytes in the blood to a count of 5000 or less |
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| hospital acquired infection that was not present or incubating at time of admission |
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| passive acquired immunity |
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| transient immunity that develops from a person-to-person passage of immune cells or from gamma globulin infusion |
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| the presence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood or other tissues |
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| relative power and degree of disease producing organism |
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| causative agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, prtal of entry, susceptible host |
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| the agency that investigates, develops, recommends, and sets standards for infection control practices |
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| CDC, a division of the department of health and human services |
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| the host, the agent, the environment |
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| one of the main complications of IV |
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| sepsis - (septicemia) a pathologic state, usually accompanied by fever, which results from presence of microorganism in blood stream. staph are responsible for most iv realted nosocomies |
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| which of the following constitute the first line on nonspecific defense mechanisms |
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| physical and chemical barriers |
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| the complement system consists of 17 different |
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| the most common immunodeficiency disorders |
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| all of following are carrier states except |
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acute
are: transient, intermediate, chronic |
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| all of the following describe the movement of organisms from source to host except |
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vector borne
do describe: airborne, contact spread, dissemination |
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| microorganisms frequently found in contaminated blood products include all except: |
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staphylococcus aureus
includes: pseudomonas spp, salmonella spp, enterobacter cloacae |
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| all of following can contribute to iv contamination and lead to sepsis except |
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electronic infusion devices
can contribute: faulty handling of equip, injection ports, 3 way stop cocks |
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| best way to prevent CVC bloodstream infect |
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| follow standard precaustion |
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| which is recc method of culture for purulent drainage? |
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