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Bonewit chapter 2
Medical Asepsis and the OSHA Standard - Bri
Question | Answer |
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a microorganism that needs oxygen to live and grow | aerobe |
a microorganism that grows best in the absence of oxygen | anaerobe |
an agent that inhibits the growth of or kills microorganisms | antiseptic |
free from infection or pathogens; the actions practiced to make and maintain an area or object free from infection or pathogens | asepsis |
slender, hairlike projections that constantly beat toward the outside to remove microorganisms from the body | cilia |
to soil or to make impure | contaminate |
the use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate, or destroy pathogens on a surface or item to the point where they are no longer capable of transmitting infectious particles; the surface of item is rendered safe for handling, use, or disposal | decontamination |
the process of cleansing or sanitizing the hand | hand hygiene |
the condition in which the body, or part of it, is invaded by a pathogen | infection |
practices that are employed to reduce the number and hinder the transmission of pathogens | medical asepsis |
a microscopic plant or animal | microorganism |
skin that has a break in the surface; includes, but is not limited to, abrasions, cuts, hangnails, paper cuts and burns | nonintact skin |
a microorganism that does not normally produce disease | nonpathogen |
an infection that results from a defective immune system that cannot defend the body from pathogens normally found in the environment | opportunistic infection |
the temperature at which an organism grows best | optimum growth temperature |
taken into the body through the piercing of the skin barrier or mucous membranes, such as through needlesticks, human bites, cuts and abrasions | parenteral |
a disease producing microorganism | pathogen |
relating to the period shortly before and after birth | perinatal |
the degree to which a solution is acidic or basic | pH |
treatment adminstered to an individual after exposure to an infectious disease to prevent the disease | postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) |
medical waste that poses a threat to health and safety; abbreviated as RMW | regulated medical waste |
the organism that becomes infected by a pathogen and serves as a source of transfer of the pathogen to others | reservoir host |
harmless, nonpathogenic microorganisms that normally reside on the skin and usually do not cause disease; also known as normal flora | resident flora |
easily affected; lacking resistance | susceptible |
microorganisms that reside on the superficial skin layers and are picked up in the course of daily activities; are often pathogenic but can be removed easily from the skin by sanitizing the hands | transient flora |