Infection Control/Vital Signs

Nosocomial

• An infection confined to one are of the body.

• Body's ability to resist infection.

• living organisms that cannot be seen.

• An infection that develops in a health care facility.

Immune System

• Body's ability to resist infection.

• Eliminates all microbes by heat, gas, or chemicals.

• Pathogen that cannot be eliminated with antibiotics.

• The system that deals with the body's defense.

Susceptibility

• An infection confined to one area of the body.

• Healthy microbes that are helpful to the function of the body.

• An infection that has spread throughout the body.

• Body's ability to resist infection.

Microorganism

• An infection that develops in a health care facility.

• Living organisms that cannot be seen.

• Microorganisms that can be eliminated with ATB

• Microbes that cause disease.

Normal Flora

• An infection spread throughout the body.

• living organisms that cannot be seen.

• Healthy microbes that are helpful to the function of the body.

• A product used to cleanse the skin.

Localized Infection

• An infection which has spread throughout the body.

• An infection that develops in a health care facility.

• An infection confined to one are of the body.

• Destroys many but not all pathogens.

Antiseptic

• Destroys many but not all pathogens.

• A product used to cleanse the skin.

• Eliminates all microbes by heat, gas, or chemicals.

• microorganisms that can be eliminated with antibiotics.

Sterilization

• living organisms that cannot be seen.

• healthy microbes that are helpful to the function of the body, in their normal habitat.

• eliminates all microbes by heat, gas, or chemicals

• Pathogen that cannot be eliminated with antibiotics

Virus

• an infection spread throughout the body.

• Pathogen that cannot be eliminated with antibiotics

• The strength and communicability of a microorganism.

• an infection confined to one area of the body

Bacteria

• microorganisms that can be eliminated with antibiotics.

• Pathogen that cannot be eliminated with antibiotics

• destroys many but not all pathogens

• healthy microbes that are helpful to the function of the body, in their normal habitat.