Most surgical site infections (SSI) occur because of ________.

A process that results in the destruction of microorganisms on an inanimate (nonliving) object or surface.

How (the way) an infectious agent, also called a pathogen, can be transferred from one person, object, or animal to another.  

One of two methods for the surgical scrub may be used to perform a surgical scrub; the __ or the ____. 

Match each term below with its description. You will only use each answer once time. (each worth 1 point)

All factors increase the surgical patient’s risk for infection EXCEPT ____.   

The main goal of sterilization is to kill the  persistent, dormant form of the most resistant bacteria called a/an____. 

Tables that are draped with sterile drapes to create sterile fields and are only considered sterile _______________.

________ cannot be disinfected or considered sterile. The use of certain antiseptics, along with standardized scrubbing techniques, can reduce the number of resident  microbes to an acceptable level. This reduction is achieved with mechanical friction and chemical antiseptics that may produce continuous antimicrobial kill and  persistence.  

Hospital-acquired infections are known as _____.