Pct 7

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Aerobic

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An adjective used to describe bacteria that need oxygen in order to live

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Airborne precautions

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used when caring for people infected with pathogens that can be transmitted through the air; include placing the patient or resident in a private room with the door closed, wearing a mask when caring for the person, and minimizing the amount of time the person spends out of his or her private room

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Anaerobic

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An adjective used to describe bacteria that can survive without oxygen

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Antibodies

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Specialized proteins produced by the immune system that help our bodies to fight off specific microbes, preventing infection

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Antisepsis

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Practices that kill microbes or stop them from growing; one of the techniques of medical asepsis

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Chain of infection

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The six key conditions that must be met for a person to get a communicable infection (pathogen, reservoir, portal of exit, method of transmission, portal of entry, and susceptible host)

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Colonies

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Groups of bacteria

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Communicable disease

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A disease that can be given from one person to another

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Contact precautions

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Used when caring for people infected with pathogens that can be transmitted directly (by touching the person), or indirectly (by touching fomites); include using barrier methods whenever contact with the infected person or items contaminated with wound drainage or body substances is necessary

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Contaminated

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Adjective used to describe an object that is soiled by pathogens

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Disinfection

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The use of strong chemicals to kill pathogens on non-living objects that come in contact with body fluids or substances, such as bedpans, urinals, and over-bed tables; one of the techniques of medical asepsis

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Droplet precautions

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Used when caring for people infected with pathogens that can be transmitted by direct exposure to droplets released from the mouth or nose (for example, when the person coughs, sneezes, or talks)

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Fomite

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A non-living object that has been contaminated (soiled) by pathogens

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Health care–associated infection (HAIs)

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Infections that patients or residents get while receiving treatment in a hospital or other health care facility, or that health care workers get while performing their duties within a health care setting

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Infection control

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Basic practices designed to decrease the chance that an infection will spread from one person to another in a health care facility

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Infection

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Disease caused by pathogenic microbes

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Isolation precautions

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Guidelines, based on a pathogen's method of transmission, that health care workers follow to contain the pathogen and limit others' exposure to it as much as possible

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Medical asepsis

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Techniques that are used to physically remove or kill pathogens (see also sanitization, antisepsis, disinfection, and sterilization)

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

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A type of bacteria that has become resistant to methicillin, a powerful antibiotic

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Microbe (microorganism)

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A living thing that cannot be seen with the naked eye; examples include bacteria and viruses

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Normal (resident) flora

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The harmless microbes that live in and on the body and help it to function properly

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Nosocomial infections

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Infections that patients or residents get while receiving treatment in a hospital or other health care facility; a type of health care–associated infection (HAI)

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Opportunistic microbes

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Microbes that are considered normal (resident) flora when they are in or on one part of the body, but can cause infection if they move out of that area and into or onto another part of the body

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Pathogens

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Microbes that can cause illness

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Personal protective equipment (PPE)

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Barriers that are worn to physically prevent microbes from reaching a health care provider's skin or mucous membranes, such as gloves, gowns, masks, and protective eyewear

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Sanitization

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Practices associated with basic cleanliness, such as handwashing, cleansing of eating utensils and other surfaces with soap and water, and providing clean linens and clothing; one of the techniques of medical asepsis

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Standard precautions

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Precautions that a health care worker takes with each patient or resident to prevent contact with bloodborne pathogens; include the use of barrier methods (such as gloves) as well as certain environmental control methods

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Sterilization

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The process of completely eliminating microbes from the surface of an object using an autoclave or chemicals; one of the techniques of medical asepsis

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Transient flora

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Microbes that are picked up by touching contaminated objects or people who have an infectious disease

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Transmission-based precautions

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Precautions that a health care worker takes when a person is known to have a disease that is transmitted a certain way; include airborne precautions, droplet precautions, and contact precautions

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Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE)

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A type of bacteria that has become resistant to vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic

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Vector

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A living creature, such as an insect, that can transmit disease

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Virulence

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The strength or disease-producing potential of a pathogen