Dictionary

Infection control

Organisms, precautions and the practices that stop infection spreading.

lamivudineAn oral antiviral drug used with other drugs to treat HIV, and alone to treat chronic hepatitis B.

latexNatural rubber made from the sap of the rubber tree, used in some gloves, catheters and other medical supplies.

levofloxacinA fluoroquinolone antibiotic, given by mouth or IV, used for lung, urinary and other bacterial infections.

lindaneA shampoo or lotion that kills lice and scabies mites, used only when safer treatments have failed or cannot be used.

Lyme diseaseAn infection with Borrelia bacteria, spread to people by the bite of an infected tick.