Across
- 2. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- 6. Precaution practices that apply to all patients, regardless of infection status.
- 8. The presence of an infectious agent on a surface that may cause disease.
- 11. Infection, Prevention and Control
- 12. Destruction of pathogens and other microorganisms by physical or chemical means.
- 14. Bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi that can cause disease.
- 15. Indicated by the presence of antibodies in the blood.
Down
- 1. Single-celled organisms that live in and around us.
- 3. State of being free from all living microorganisms.
- 4. Surgical Site Infection
- 5. Hospital acquired infection.
- 7. kills or slows the growth of other microbes.
- 9. alcohol-based hand rub
- 10. A microorganism that cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell.
- 13. Practice of grouping patients infected with the same infectious agent