Infection Control #2

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Across
  1. 2. Coccidioidomycosis (valley fever) and histoplasmosis are examples of systemic __________ infections
  2. 4. another term for transmission-based precautions
  3. 7. precautions used for patients with measles and varicella
  4. 9. airborne disease that requires use of N-95 respirator mask by staff & placement of patient in AIIR by
  5. 11. infection caused by the patient's own normal microorganisms, which are transferred from one body site to another
  6. 12. bacterium responsible for more diseases than any other organism
  7. 13. precautions used for Clostridium difficile, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
  8. 16. method used to kill all microorganisms, including spores
  9. 18. infection that affects the entire body instead of just a single organ or part; has potential to be fatal
Down
  1. 1. culture & sensitivity is performed __________ antibiotic therapy is initiated
  2. 3. bacteria that grow only in the absence of oxygen
  3. 5. a person or animal that does not become ill, but harbors and spreads an organism causing disease in others
  4. 6. includes mucous membranes or open wound
  5. 8. type of microorganism that causes HIV, Hepatitis, & chicken pox
  6. 10. stage of the infectious process that is the interval between entrance of pathogen into body and appearance of first symptoms
  7. 14. primary reservoir of Escherichia coli
  8. 15. normal defense against infection present in the respiratory tract
  9. 17. absence of pathogenic microorganisms
  10. 18. precautions which include hand hygiene, use of gloves, gown & mask, placing sharps in designated disposal container