Chapter 23: Asepsis and Infection Control: Vocabulary

Aerobic Bacteria

Anaerobic bacteria

antibody

antigen

antimicrobial

asepsis

bacteria

bundles

colonization

disinfection

endemic

endogenous

exogenous

fungi

health care-associated infection (HAI)

host

iatrogenic

infection

isolation

medical asepsis

nosocomial

parasites

pathogens

personal protective equipment (PPE)

resorvoir

standard precautions

sterilization

surgical asepsis

transmission based precautions

vector

virulence

virus