Infection control
Organisms, precautions and the practices that stop infection spreading.
endemic
en-DEM-ik · adjetivo
Describing a disease that is always present at a steady, expected level in a certain area or group.
Entrada completaop-er-too-NIS-tik in-FEK-shunAn infection caused by a germ that rarely makes healthy people sick but takes advantage of a weakened immune system.
opportunistic pathogenop-er-too-NIS-tik PATH-uh-jenA germ that is usually harmless but causes disease when the host's defenses are down, such as skin bacteria that get into a wound.
organismOR-guh-niz-umA living thing, such as a bacterium, virus, fungus, parasite, plant or animal.
ortho-phthalaldehydeMedicamentoOR-thoh thal-AL-duh-hydeA high-level disinfectant used for flexible endoscopes and other semi-critical items; it is called OPA.
oseltamivirMedicamentooh-sel-TAM-ih-veerAn oral antiviral drug used to treat and prevent influenza.
osteomyelitisos-tee-oh-my-uh-LY-tisAn infection of bone.
ozone sterilizationOH-zohn stair-uh-lih-ZAY-shunLow-temperature sterilization with ozone, a form of oxygen with three atoms, made inside the sterilizer from oxygen and water.
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