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Related terms

• HAIHealthcare-associated infection: an infection a patient acquires while receiving care.
• MRSAMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: staph bacteria resistant to many antibiotics.
• OPIMOther potentially infectious materials: body fluids and tissues treated like blood under the OSHA Bloodborne…
• OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration: the federal agency that sets and enforces workplace safety…
• SDSSafety data sheet: the document describing a hazardous chemical's dangers and safe handling, required by…
• VREVancomycin-resistant Enterococcus: bacteria resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin.

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