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Tending to inhibit the growth and reproduction of microorganisms
Antiseptics
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Destructive to Bacteria
Bactericidal
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Tending to restrain bacteria growth
Bacteriostatic
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Collection or sampling of individuals who share a common characteristic, as members of the same age or same sex, or those sharing a common infection
Cohorting
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Safeguards designed to reduce the risk of transmission of epidemiologically important microorganisms by direct or indirect contact
Contact Precautions
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Process of destroying at least the vegetative phase of pathogenic microorganisms by physical or chemical means
disinfection
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Residue of evaporated water droplets; due to their small size (.5 to 12 mm) droplet nuclei can remain suspended in the air for long periods of time
droplet nuclei
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safeguards designed to reduce the risk of droplet transmission of infectious agents
droplet precaution
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non living materials, such as bed linens or equipment, which may transmit pathogenic organisms to a person who comes into contact with the object
Fomiles
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Infections that patients acquire during the course of receiving medical treatment
- Health care-associated infections
- (HAI's)
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Committee that sets guidelines for infectious control practices in various health care settings
- Health Care Infection Control Practice Advisory Committee
- (HICPAC)
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A filter with an efficiency rate of 99.97% used on various respiratory equipment such as ventilators, that prevent the spread of infection
- High-Efficiency Particulate Air/Aerosol filters
- (HEPA)
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immunodeficient patient highly susceptible to infection
Immunocompromised host
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Infection acquired after hospitalization
Nosocamical Infections
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A branch of the US department of labor responsible for regulation pertaining to on-the-job safety
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- (OSHA)
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The strategy of preventing transmission of respiratory infections at the first point of contact within a health care setting such as physicians' offices
Respiratory Hygiene/ Cough Etiquette
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Destructive to the spore of bacteria
Sporicidal
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Guidelines recommended by the centers for disease control and prevention to reduce the risk of transmission of blood-borne and other pathogens in hospitals. Standard precautions apply to (1) blood (2) all body fluids, secretions, excretions, excluding sweat, regardless of whether they contain blood (3) non-intact skin (4) mucous membranes
Standard precautions
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Complete destruction of all microorganisms, usually by heat/ chemical means
sterilization
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(bacteriologic) ongoing process designed to ensure that infection control procedures are working, generally involves equipment, microbiology identification, and epidemiological investigation
Surveillance
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An agent that destroys or inactivates viruses
Virucidal
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Another name for a fast-acting, inexpensive, broad-spectrum disinfectant known as bleach
Sodium hypochlorite
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Most common, efficient and easiest form of sterilization method that uses moist heat in the form of steam under pressure
Steam sterilization
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variety of barriers and respirators used alone or in a combination to protect mucous membranes, skin and clothing from contact with infectious agents
personal protective equipment
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Isolation techniques intended to reduce the risk of selected infectious agents transmitted by "small droplets" of aerosol particles
Airborne Isolation
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Precautions applied to the care of all patients in all health care settings
Standard precautions
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This is for patients who are known or suspected to be infected with pathogens that require additional control measure to prevent transmission
Extended Precautions
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An acceptable practice for processing cleaned patient care items that cannot be packaged, sterilized, and stored before use which is done by a process of modification of conventional steam sterilization
Flash Sterilization
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