Healthcare Associated Infections terms starting with E

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1. Epidemiology (EH-pih-dee-mee-AH-loh-jee) The study of the patterns, causes, and control of disease in groups of people.
2. Exposed Not protected so body may allow germs to entry and cause disease, or body does not have the defense to protect itself from certain germs.
3. Extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL) Beta-lactamases are enzymes that destroy certain antibiotics; ESBLs are bacteria that have acquired these enzymes and become resistant to those drugs.
4. Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) Beta-lactamases are enzymes that destroy certain antibiotics. ESBLs are bacteria that have acquired these enzymes and have become resistant to certain…