Infection Control Crossword

Palavras horizontais

1. Another word for infectious (10)
3. Introduction to microorganisms to a sterile field (13)
5. Amount of time an item must remain wet to ensure disinfection (12)
7. Physicians must report postoperative infections within ___ hours to the CD/DON (11)
9. Acute inflammation occurring within 1-2 days of anterior segment surgery (4)
11. Respiratory infection responsible for more than 3 million cases a year (9)
13. Monthly ____ is used to hold each other accountable for hand hygiene compliance (12)
15. Prevents transmission of microorganisms from the hands of staff to the patient (12)
17. Common word for a microbe (4)
18. Dispose of these when they are 3/4 full (10)
19. Respiratory disease caused by the Corona Virus (5)

Palavras verticais

2. Immunizes you against disease (11)
4. IPC stands for Infection _____ and Control (10)
6. The process of killing or inactivating all microorganisms (13)
8. Severe inflammation of the eye, usually by an infection, that leads to blindness (15)
10. A healthcare- associated infection (10)
12. How infection gets from one person to the other (12)
14. Set of sterilization standards the VSC follows for instrumentation (4)
16. Most VSC infection control guidelines are cited from (4)