RD Glossary
- Contaminated
- State of having been in contact with
microorganisms. As used in health care, it generally refers to
microorganisms capable of producing disease or infection.
- Control biological indicator
- A biological indicator from
the same lot as a test indicator that is left unexposed to the
sterilization cycle and then incubated to verify the viability of the test
indicator. The control indicator should yield positive results for
bacterial growth.
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- (CJD): a degenerative
neurological disorder of humans thought to be transmitted by abnormal
isoforms of neural proteins called prions. CJD is one of a group of related
diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs).
- Critical
- The category of medical devices or instruments that are
introduced directly into the human body, either into or in contact with the
bloodstream or normally sterile areas of the body (e.g., surgical scalpel)
These items are so called because of the substantial risk of acquiring
infection if the item is contaminated with microorganisms at the time of
use.
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