Sterilization & Disinfection

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Use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate or destroy bloodborne pathogens on a surface
Process to remove organic matter from an article & lower the number of microbes to a safe level
____ Item. Item that comes into contact with non-intact skin & intact mucous membranes
To soil or make impure
____ item. Item that comes into contact with intact skin but not mucous membranes
An apparatus for the sterilization of materials, using steam under pressure
An agent that cleanses by emulsifying dirt and oil
To provide proper conditions for growth & development (i.e. proper temp, humidity, darkness)
Abbreviation for sheet that provides info regarding a chemical, its hazards and how to handle/use it
The process of destroying all forms of microbial life, including bacterial spores
Agent used to destroy pathogenic microorganisms, but not necessarily their spores
Easily affected or changed by heat
Agent that kills disease-producing microbes, but not spores (Applied to living tissue)
____ chemical. Chemical that presents a threat to the health & safety of one who comes into contact
____ item. Item that comes into contact with sterile tissue or the vascular system
Hard, thick-walled capsule formed by some bacteria containing only essential parts of the protoplasm
Articles that are being sterilized