Across
- 2. Technique used to prevent contamination during a sterile procedure
- 3. Used when no water is available
- 4. Removal or destruction of all microorganisms including spores
- 6. Object or surface contaminated with infectious agent
- 8. Microscopic agent requiring a host to replicate
- 9. Also called respiratory hygiene
- 12. The father of infection control
- 13. Term used for a healthcare associated infection
Down
- 1. Cleaning agent used when hands are visibly soiled
- 2. Practice of using antibiotics responsibly
- 5. Contact method involving acquiring infection from touching surfaces
- 7. Method involving 12 steps of hand washing
- 10. Precautions used in every setting within the health establishment
- 11. Process used to reduce microbes to a safe level