Definitions in Infection Control

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Flashcards on Definitions in Infection Control, created by Chrissie Kelby on 26/03/2015.
Chrissie Kelby
Flashcards by Chrissie Kelby, updated more than 1 year ago
Chrissie Kelby
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Social Cleanliness Clean to a level that is socially acceptable for personal hygiene. Not disinfected or sterilised
Disinfection Killing of bacteria, fungi and some viruses but not spores Normally by use of special chemicals
Sterilisation Killing all micro-organisms and spores to produce asepsis Autoclave needed and process happens under steam and high pressures
Decontamination Process of of removing those things that contaminate from reusable items so that they are safe to be used again. Involves 4 stages: cleaning, disinfection, inspection, sterilisation.
Asepsis Absence of all living pathogenic micro-organisms
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