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| removal or destruction of all forms of microbial life |
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| destroying vegetative pathogens on inanimate objects |
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| agent used to treat inanimate objects for disingection |
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| destruction of vegetative pathogens on living tissue |
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| agent used on living tissue for microbial removal |
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| removal of microbes from limited area |
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| treatment to lower microbial count to safe public health standard |
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| How do you determine microbial death rate? |
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| Thermal death point- lowest temp killed in 10 mins |
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| Thermal Death Time- minimal time to kill at given temp |
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| 100 degrees celcius for 10 mins |
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| 121 degrees celcius, 15 psi, 15 mins |
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| 72 degrees celcius, 15 secs |
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| entrapment and separation of microbes from air/liquid |
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| (drying) remove water from microbes |
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| What are the types of radiation? |
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Nonionizing (UV) Germicidal lamps
Ionizing (Xrays, gamma rays)
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| Bisphenols (triclosan)- used in oral and antiseptic solutions |
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| Biquanides (cholorhexidine)- |
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| used as antispetic in soaps and lotions |
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Iodine (tincture)- skin antisepsis
Chlorine- water treatment |
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skin antiseptic; instrument disinfectant
1. Ethyl alcohol
2. Isopropyl alcohol |
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Silver nitrate- prevent gonococal ophthalmia neonatorum
Silver sulfadiazine- topical cream on burns
Copper sulfate- algicide |
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- Non-ionizing (UV)
- Ionizing (X rays, Gamma rays, high energy elctron beams)
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What are the Physical Methods of Microbial Control?
Hint: There are 6 |
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- Heat
- Filtration
- Low Temperature
- Osmotic Pressure
- Dessication
- Radiation
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| What are Quaternary Ammonium Compuonds? |
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antisetic/ preservative
- Zephiran (benzalkonium chloride)
- Cepacol (cetylpyridinium chloride)
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| Disinfection of medical equipment |
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| What is ethylene oxide gas |
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| sterilization of instruments, equipment |
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| hydrogen peroxide-wound treatment |
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