HSPA Chapter 5.Final Test Paper 2026\2027.
Surgical site infection (SSI)
An infection that occurs after surgery in the part of
the body where the surgery took place
biocidal
Process or ability to kill or control the growth of
living organisms.
Chain of infection
Six-step process of an infection spreading from one
host to another.
Asepsis
Absence of pathogenic microorganisms.
Aseptic technique
Any activity or procedure that prevents infection or
breaks the chain of infection.
Medical Asepsis
Clean technique; procedures performed to reduce
the number of microorganisms and minimize their
spread.
Surgical Asepsis
, HSPA Chapter 5.Final Test Paper 2026\2027.
Sterile technique; procedures performed to eliminate
the presence of all microorganisms, and/or prevent
the introduction of microorganisms to an area.
Causative agent
Pathogenic microorganism that causes disease.
Reservoir
A place where infectious microorganisms can
survive.
Portal of exit
Path by which an infectious agent leaves the
reservoir.
Mode of transmission
The method of transfer of an infectious agent from
the reservoir to a susceptible host.
Portal of entry
The path used by an infectious agent to enter a
susceptible host.
Suseptible Host
person or animal that lacks the ability to resist the
infection by the infectious agent
Surgical site infection (SSI)
An infection that occurs after surgery in the part of
the body where the surgery took place
biocidal
Process or ability to kill or control the growth of
living organisms.
Chain of infection
Six-step process of an infection spreading from one
host to another.
Asepsis
Absence of pathogenic microorganisms.
Aseptic technique
Any activity or procedure that prevents infection or
breaks the chain of infection.
Medical Asepsis
Clean technique; procedures performed to reduce
the number of microorganisms and minimize their
spread.
Surgical Asepsis
, HSPA Chapter 5.Final Test Paper 2026\2027.
Sterile technique; procedures performed to eliminate
the presence of all microorganisms, and/or prevent
the introduction of microorganisms to an area.
Causative agent
Pathogenic microorganism that causes disease.
Reservoir
A place where infectious microorganisms can
survive.
Portal of exit
Path by which an infectious agent leaves the
reservoir.
Mode of transmission
The method of transfer of an infectious agent from
the reservoir to a susceptible host.
Portal of entry
The path used by an infectious agent to enter a
susceptible host.
Suseptible Host
person or animal that lacks the ability to resist the
infection by the infectious agent
