sanitization
Medical term Infection Control and Safety
Removing visible soil and debris from objects; cleaning must come before high-level disinfection or sterilization.
Related terms
- disinfectionRemoving or killing pathogens on objects and surfaces; even high-level disinfection may not destroy all…
- sterilizationA process that destroys all microorganisms, including bacterial spores, on an object.
- portal of exitThe route by which a pathogen leaves its reservoir.
- protozoaSingle-celled organisms, some of which cause parasitic infections.
- regulated wasteLiquid or semi-liquid blood or OPIM, items caked or dripping with them, and contaminated sharps, all…
- reservoirThe place where a pathogen lives and multiplies, such as a person, animal or surface.
- sharpsObjects that can puncture or cut skin, such as needles, lancets, scalpels and broken glass.
- standard precautionsInfection prevention practices used with every patient, including hand hygiene, PPE based on expected…
- surgical asepsisSterile technique: practices that keep an area completely free of microorganisms during invasive procedures.
- susceptible hostA person at risk of becoming infected.
Study Infection Control and Safety