2024-04-18T19:43:17+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true <p>aerobic</p>, <p>anaerobic </p>, <p>vegetative state</p>, <p>binary fission</p>, <p>micron</p>, <p>Acid Fast Stain</p>, <p>Gram Stain</p>, <p>pH</p>, <p>cocci / coccus</p>, <p>bacillus</p>, <p>spirilla</p>, <p>MDRO</p>, <p>HAI</p>, <p>SSI</p>, <p>asepsis</p>, <p>Aseptic technique</p>, <p>medical asepsis</p>, <p>surgical asepsis</p>, <p>fomite</p>, <p>causative agent</p>, <p>reservoir</p>, <p>portal of exit</p>, <p>mode of transmission</p>, <p>portal of entry</p>, <p>susceptible host</p> flashcards

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  • aerobic

    needing air

  • anaerobic

    needing very little to no air

  • vegetative state

    state of active growth in microorganisms

  • binary fission

    cell division used by bacteria to reproduce

  • micron

    1/25,000 of an inch or 1/1,000 of a milimeter

  • Acid Fast Stain

    bacteria staining process that uses methylene blue

  • Gram Stain

    bacteria staining process that stains pink or purple indicating a gram positive or gram negative microorganism

  • pH

    measure of alkalinity and acidity

  • cocci / coccus

    round shaped bacteria

  • bacillus

    rod shaped bacteria

  • spirilla

    spiral shaped bacteria

  • MDRO

    multi-drug resistant organism: bacteria that can withstand medication/antibiotics

  • HAI

    health-care associated infection: an infection acquired while under care at a healthcare facility

  • SSI

    surgical site infection: an infection that develops around the site of surgery

  • asepsis

    The absence of disease causing microorganisms

  • Aseptic technique

    all activities done to achieve asepsis

  • medical asepsis

    clean technique: activities to reduce the number of microorganisms

  • surgical asepsis

    surgical technique: activities to eliminate the presence of microorganisms

  • fomite

    an inanimate object that can transmit microorganisms

  • causative agent

    the microorganism which causes an infection

  • reservoir

    a place where a pathogen survives/lives

  • portal of exit

    how the pathogen leaves its reservoir and host

  • mode of transmission

    how a pathogen travels outside of a host

  • portal of entry

    how a pathogen enters a new host

  • susceptible host

    a person who will get sick after infection