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Cleaning
Removal of visible soil, blood, protein substances, microorganisms and other debris from the surfaces…
Clinical indicator
An instrument that measures a quantifiable aspect (e.g. to guide professionals in monitoring and…
Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS)
A common survey of physical parameters which may indicate increasing risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia…
Closed system
Digestive: a system not open to the environment; a tube-feeding product where the container…
Closed wound drainage system
A drain connected directly from the wound or from an incision near the wound…
Clostridium difficile
An anaerobic, gram positive, rod shaped bacterium that produces endospores (spores). It is the…
Cluster
Events such as infections that occur closely together in a population; suggests possible outbreak.