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able to destroy or suppress the growth of pathogens and other micro-organisms
antimicrobial
a substance that reduces the number of pathogens present on a surface antiseptic
methods used to assure that an environment is as pathogen-free as possible Asepsis
as pathogen-free as possible aseptic
the inhibition of further bacterial growth bacteriostasis
Chlorhexidine an antibacterial compound with substantial residual activity that is used as a
liquid antiseptic and disinfectant
measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases transmitted by the physical transfer of
pathogens to a susceptible host's body surface contact precautions
contamination the process of becoming unclean or unsterile
any chemical agent used to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms disinfectant
measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases transmitted from an infected person by
pathogens propelled through the air on particles larger than 5 µm in size to a susceptible
person's eyes, nose, or mouth droplet precausions
prevalent in or characteristic of a particular environment endemic
, produced within an organism or system rather than externally caused endogenous
extremely prevalent or widespread epidemic
externally caused rather than produced within an organism or system exogenous
the aggregate of bacteria, fungi, and other micro-organisms normally found in a particular
environment, such as the gastrointestinal tract or the skin flora
at an especially high level of continued incidence in a population hyperendemic
the inhibition of the body's protective response to pathogenic invasion, usually as a result of
disease, drug therapy, or surgery immunosuppresion
invasion and proliferation of pathogens in body tissues infection
the separation of an infected person from others for the period of communicability of a
particular disease isolation
a milky fluid produced by rubber trees that is processed into a variety of products, including
gloves used for patient care latex
infection-control practices common in healthcare, such as basic handwashing medical
asepsis
a strain of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus that has become resistant to the antibacterial
action of the antibiotic methicillin, a form of penicillin Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA)
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able to destroy or suppress the growth of pathogens and other micro-organisms
antimicrobial
a substance that reduces the number of pathogens present on a surface antiseptic
methods used to assure that an environment is as pathogen-free as possible Asepsis
as pathogen-free as possible aseptic
the inhibition of further bacterial growth bacteriostasis
Chlorhexidine an antibacterial compound with substantial residual activity that is used as a
liquid antiseptic and disinfectant
measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases transmitted by the physical transfer of
pathogens to a susceptible host's body surface contact precautions
contamination the process of becoming unclean or unsterile
any chemical agent used to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms disinfectant
measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases transmitted from an infected person by
pathogens propelled through the air on particles larger than 5 µm in size to a susceptible
person's eyes, nose, or mouth droplet precausions
prevalent in or characteristic of a particular environment endemic
, produced within an organism or system rather than externally caused endogenous
extremely prevalent or widespread epidemic
externally caused rather than produced within an organism or system exogenous
the aggregate of bacteria, fungi, and other micro-organisms normally found in a particular
environment, such as the gastrointestinal tract or the skin flora
at an especially high level of continued incidence in a population hyperendemic
the inhibition of the body's protective response to pathogenic invasion, usually as a result of
disease, drug therapy, or surgery immunosuppresion
invasion and proliferation of pathogens in body tissues infection
the separation of an infected person from others for the period of communicability of a
particular disease isolation
a milky fluid produced by rubber trees that is processed into a variety of products, including
gloves used for patient care latex
infection-control practices common in healthcare, such as basic handwashing medical
asepsis
a strain of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus that has become resistant to the antibacterial
action of the antibiotic methicillin, a form of penicillin Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA)
