Infection
Surface directly touched and contaminated during procedures
Touch Surface
Item used to penetrate soft tissue or bone
Critical Instrument
Extreme hypersensitivity to a substance that can lead to shock and life-threatening respiratory collapse
Anaphylaxis
What is Chancre?
Painless ulcerating sore(syphilis)
How long a product may be stored before use
Shelf Life
Vials or strips, also known as spore tests, that contain harmless bacterial spores; used to determine whether sterilization has occurred
Biologic Indicators
What is Chronic Infection?
An infection of long duration
What is Percutaneous?
Through the skin, like needle stick.
Blood, Saliva, and other body fluids
Bioburden
Instrument for sterilization by means of moist heat under pressure
Autoclave
What is Virucidal?
Capable of killing some viruses
What is Pathogen?
process that kills all microorganisms
Sterilization
strips placed in packages that change color when exposed to a combination of heat, temperature, and time
Process Integrators
Substance for killing microorganisms on the skin
Antiseptic
What is Direct Contact?
Touching or contact with a patient's blood or saliva
A resistant, dormat structure formed inside of some bacteria that can withstand adverse conditions.
Endospore
Immunity that is developed during a person’s lifetime
Acquired Immunity
Ultramicroscope infectious agents that contain DNA or RNA
Virus
What is Blood-borne disease?
Disease such as HBV, HCV, HIV infection that is caused by microorganisms such as viruses or bacteria that are carried in blood