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| immunoglobin produced by the body in response to a specific antigen |
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| foreign material capable of inducing a specific immune response |
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| antibacterial agent that kills bacteria or suppresses their growth |
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| absence or disease-producing microorganisms; using methods to prevent infection |
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| the most significant and most commonly ovserved infection-causing agent |
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| the process used to destroy microorganisms; destroys all pathogenic organisms except spores |
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| infection in which the causative organism comes from microbial life the person himself/herself harbors |
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| infection in which the causative organism is acquired from outside the host |
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| plant-like organisms (molds & yeasts) that can cause infection |
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| healthcare-associated infection |
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| an infection that was not present upon admission to the hospital and develops during the course of treatment for other conditions (nosocomial) |
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| an animal or person on or within which microorganisms live |
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| infection that occurs as a result of 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 the transmission of specific microorganisms; also called protective aseptic techniques and barrier techniques |
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| practices designed to reduce the number and transfer of pathogens; synonym for clean technique |
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| something originating or taking place in the hospital (ie, infection) |
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| disease-producing microorganism |
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| natural habitat for the growth and multiplication or microorganisms |
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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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| the process by which all microorganisms, including spores, are destroyed |
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| practices that render and keep objects and areas free from microorganisms; synonym for sterile technique |
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| transmission-based precautions |
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| CDC precautions used in patients known or suspected to be infected with pathogens that can be transmitted by airborne, droplet or contact routes; used in addition to standard precautions |
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| nonhuman carriers, such as mosquitoes, ticks and lice that transmit organisms from one host to another |
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| ability to produce disease |
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| smallest of all microorganisms; can be seen only by using an electron microscope |
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