Kinns Ch. 27 - Infection Control

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Germicides

Back 1

Agents that destroy pathogenic organisms

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Antiseptics

Back 2

Substances that inhibit the growth of microorganisms on living tissue

Hint 2

e.g., alcohol and povidoneiodine solution [Betadine].

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Vectors

Back 3

Animals or insects that transmit the causative organisms of disease.

Hint 3

e.g., ticks

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Spores

Back 4

A thick-walled, dormant form of bacteria that is very resistant to disinfection measures.

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Remission

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The partial or complete disappearance of the clinical and subjective characteristics of a chronic or malignant disease.

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The Chain Of Infection

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Reservoir host

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• Second link in chain of infection
• May be people, insects, animals, water, food, or contaminated instruments.
• Must gain entrance in a host or else will die.
• Reservoir host nutrition supplies for the organism, allowing it to multiply.

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Disinfection

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• The process of killing pathogenic organisms or of rendering them inactive.
• Not always effective against spores, the tuberculosis bacilli, and certain viruses.
• Very difficult to verify, because no convenient indicators ensure destruction of organisms.

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Sterilization

Back 9

The destruction of all microorganisms

Hint 9

Essential for surgical asepsis

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Asepsis

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Freedom from infection or infectious material.