Chapter 10 - Infection Control & Asepsis

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Antigens

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Substance that identifies foreign substances and induces sensitivity or immune response

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Antimicrobial

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Microbe-destroying

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Antiseptics

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Agents that inhibit the growth of some microorganisms

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Asepsis

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The absence of disease-causing microorganisms

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Aseptic Technique

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Technique used to prevent the possibility of transferring microorganisms from one place or person to another

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Bacteria

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Most common type of disease-causing microorganisms

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Bactericidal agent

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Solution or chemical that destroys bacteria

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Bacteriostatic agent

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Agent that prevents growth and reproduction of only some bacteria

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Carrier

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A potential source of infection for others

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Communicable disease

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Disease that is spread or transmitted by direct or indirect contact

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Disease

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A process that causes a detectable impairment in the way the body functions

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Disinfectants

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Agents that destroy pathogens other than spores

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Etiologic Agent

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Source of the infection

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Fomite

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An inanimate object such as a toy, cooking or eating utensil, or contaminated instrument that can transmit infection from one area or person to another

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Fungi

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Either yeasts or molds

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Iatrogenic Infection

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An infection directly caused by any diagnostic or therapeutic source (healthcare provider)

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Immunity

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The resistance of the body to infection

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Infection

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An invasion of the body by a disease-causing organism

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Infectious Disease

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Disease that can be transmitted from one person to another by direct or indirect contact

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Inflammatory Response

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A local, nonspecific defense reaction of tissues when they are exposed to infection or injury

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Local Infection

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An infection in which microorganisms are only in a specific part of the body

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Medical Asepsis

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All practices used to confine a specific microorganism to a specific area or to limit the number of microorganisms, their growth, and their transmission

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Non-specific Defenses

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Anatomic and physiological barriers and the inflammatory response

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Nosocomial Infections

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Infections that occur after hospital admission and for which the client had no symptoms at the time of admission

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Opportunistic pathogen

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An agent that causes a disease only in a susceptible person (someone whose immune system is not functioning as a defense system)

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Parasites

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Organisms that live on other living organisms

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Pathogens

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Microorganisms that cause disease

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Portal of Entry

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Fifth link in the chain of infection; a means of entry into the body for pathogenic microorganisms

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Portal of Exit

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A way of leaving the reservoir

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Reservoir

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The source of the microorganism

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Resident Flora

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Harmless microorganisms found in and on the body

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Sepsis

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The presence of infection

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Septicemia

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Spread of bacteria from a local infection into the bloodstream; also known as blood poisoning

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Specific Defenses

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Changes in the immune system that provide protection to the body

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Standard Precautions

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Guidelines for special care to be used with all body fluids, especially those associated with bloodborne pathogens (e.g., hepatitis B and C, and HIV infections)

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Sterile Field

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A microorganism-free area

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Surgical Asepsis

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Practice that keeps an object or an area completely free of microorganisms and spores

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Susceptibility of the Host

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The sixth link in the chain of infection; the extent to which a person is likely to contract an infection

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Susceptible Host

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Individual with impaired immune response who is at risk for developing infection

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Systemic Infections

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State that exists when microorganisms spread from one area to other body areas

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Transmission

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The manner in which a microorganism gets to the host

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Transmission-based Precautions

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Guidelines used in addition to standard precautions for any client with known or suspected infections that are spread by airborne or droplet transmission or by physical contact

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Vector

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Vehicle, a living means of transport for infection

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Virulence

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An organism's ability to produce disease and survive both inside and outside the body

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Viruses

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The smallest known disease-causing agents; they must enter living cells in order to reproduce