term of microbial control

Question 1

asepsis

Answer 1

is the absence of significant contamination

Question 2

aseptic techniques in surgery prevents

Answer 2

microbial contamination of wounds (Lister)

and are important in lab also to prevent contamination of cultures

Question 3

examples of asepsis

Answer 3

handwashing and changing glaves between patients

sterile surgical gowns and masks

single-use/ disposable equipment (syringes, catheters)

quarantine patient facilities (Grady Hospital Ebola patient rooms)

Question 4

asepsis is aka

Answer 4

infection control measures

Question 5

sterilization

Answer 5

removing all microbial life; destruction or removal of ALL viable organisms

ex. based on killing Clostridium botulinum endospores

Question 6

sanitization

Answer 6

lowering microbial counts to a safe level according to public health standards

usually indicated as a percentage of killing
ex. 99.99999% of germs killed

Question 7

disinfection

Answer 7

killing or inhibiting the growth of microbes on inanimate surfaces

Question 8

antisepsis

Answer 8

killing or inhibiting the growth of microbes on living tissue

Question 9

biocide or germicide

Answer 9

kills microbes; usually multiple kinds of microbes such as both bacteria and fungi

Question 10

bacteriostatic

Answer 10

inhibits (does not kill) bacteria