Describe flash pasteurization. heat 72 degrees for 15 seconds
Alcohol is used for both antiseptic and disinfectant
, Methods of microbial control called _____ indicate microstatic
inhibition but not destruction of microbes
Seventy percent alcohol is effective against fungi
Disinfectant agents that are naturally produced by antibiotics
microorganisms are
Which is true statement of disinfectant? used to inanimate surfaces
Most difficult microorganism to inactivate are bacterial endospores
If you notice a sign in a restroom that says sanitized for methods of disinfection meet standards
your safety, what does that mean
Washing dishes with hot water is ____ process degerming
Antimicrobial agents that damage nucleic acids also protein synthesis
affect
An instrument that will come into contact with only the low-level germicide
skin of a patient should be disinfected with a
Refrigeration is an effective germicidal method FALSE
A drug is effective on both gram positive and gram general spectrum
negative bacteria. It can therefore be described as a ______
drug
Nucleic acid inhibitors interfere with protein synthesis TRUE
Biofilms contribute to the spread of resistance to TRUE
antimicrobials
Disruption of the normal microbiota can result in both candida albicans and clostridium difficile
infections caused by which of the following microbes
It is inappropriate to prescribe antibacterial agents to these diseases are caused by viruses
treat colds or flu because
Most broad spectrum antibiotics act by inhibiting protein synthesis
The tetracyclines interfere with protein synthesis
A compound extracted from a microbial culture and is semisynthetic antimicrobial
modified in the laboratory for an oral medication. This
product would be an
The therapeutic range of an antimicrobial is the range of concentration at which the antimicrobial is both effective and non toxic