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RD Glossary B- Bacterial count
- A method of estimating the number of
bacteria per unit sample. The term also refers to the estimated number of
bacteria per unit sample, usually expressed as colony-forming units (CFUs)
per square centimeter (cm2) per milliliter (ml).
- Bacterial endocarditis
- A bacterial induced inflammation
of the lining of the heart and its valves.
- Bead sterilizer
- (endodontic dry heat sterilizer): a
device that used small glass beads (1.2–1.5 mm diameter) and high
temperature (217–232oC) for brief exposures (e.g., 45 seconds) to
inactivate microorganisms. The term is a misnomer because it is not cleared
by the FDA as a sterilizer.
- Bioburden
- The microbiological load (i.e., number of
viable organisms in or on the object or surface) or organic material on a
surface or object prior to decontamination, or sterilization, also known as
"bioload" or "microbial load."
- Biological indicator
- A device to monitor the
sterilization process that consists of a standardized population bacterial
spores known to be resistant to the mode of sterilization being monitored.
Biological indicators indicate that all the parameters necessary for
sterilization were present.
- Bloodborne pathogens
- Disease-producing microorganisms
spread by contact with blood or other body fluids contaminated with blood
from an infected person.
- Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
- BA standard developed,
promulgated, and enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) directing employers to protect employees from
occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious material.
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