Deck 3

Question 1

Disinfectant

Answer 1

Chemical agent that kills most microbes, but usually not spores; usually used on inanimate objects because these compounds are too strong to be used on living tissues

Question 2

Event-related Sterility

Answer 2

Sterility determined by how a package is handled rather than time elapsed; a package is considered sterile until opened or the integrity of packaging material is damaged

Question 3

Fomite

Answer 3

Inanimate object that harbors microorganisms

Question 4

Fungicide

Answer 4

Agent that destroys fungus

Question 5

Resident flora

Answer 5

Microbes that normally reside below the skin surface or within the body

Question 6

Sepsis

Answer 6

Infection, usually accompanied by fever, that results from the presence of pathogenic microorganisms

Question 7

Spore

Answer 7

A resistant form of certain types of bacteria that are able to survive in adverse conditions

Question 8

Sporicide

Answer 8

Substant that kills/destroys bacteria in the spore stage

Question 9

Sterile

Answer 9

Having been rendered free of all living microorganisms, including spores

Question 10

Sterile field

Answer 10

Specified area