Across
- 3. Equipment worn to protect yourself
- 6. The careful and responsible use of antimicrobials to preserve their effectiveness is known as antibiotic ___
- 8. Medicine used to treat bacterial infections only, not viral ones.
- 10. Bacteria can form protective layers called ______ that make them harder to kill
- 14. These precautions must be applied to all patients, regardless of infection status
- 15. The range between the minimum effective concentration and the toxic concentration of a drug — a measure of drug safety
- 16. Example of superbug
- 17. Medicine used to treat parasitic infections such as malaria
Down
- 1. MRSA stands for ______ Resistance Staph aureus
- 2. The ability of bacteria to survive and grow despite the presence of an antibiotic
- 4. Step done after removing gloves
- 5. The 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene are introduced by ______
- 7. Type of precaution needed for tuberculosis or measles
- 9. You should always complete this to prevent resistance. “Finish your ____ of antibiotics.”
- 11. The study of microorganisms is called ____
- 12. Antibiotic use to treat MRSA organism
- 13. The lowest concentration of an antimicrobial that prevents visible growth of a microorganism
