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Infection Control
Question | Answer |
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Requires oxygen to live | Aerobic |
Does not require oxygen to live | Anaerobic |
Washing hands with water and soap or other detergents containg an antiseptic agent | Antiseptic hand wash |
Rubbing hands with an alcohol-containing preparation | Alcohol-based hand rub |
Free of pathogens | Asepsis |
Originates from within the body | Endogenous |
Originates outside the body | Exogenous |
Performing hand washing, antiseptic hand wash, alcohol-based hand rub | Hand hygiene |
Washing hands with plain soap and water | Hand washing |
Invasion of the body by microorganisms | Infection |
Only a specific portion of the body is infected | Local infection |
Normal, do not produce disease, beneficial | Non-Pathogenic |
Hospital acquired infection | Nosocomial infections |
Infections that occur when the body's defense are weakened | Opportunistic infection |
Cause infection and disease | Pathogenic |
Remain firm against the action of another force, such as bacteria against an antibiotic | Resistant |
Free of all organisms | Sterile |
Able to be affected; person likely to get sick | Susceptible |
Affects the entire body | Systemic infection |