Infection Control #2 A

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