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Sepsis

Microbial contamination

Asepsis

Absence of significant contaminnation

Antimicrobial chemical

Destory pathogens but not sterilization

Disinfectant


Antimicro chemical on object

Antispetic

Antimicrobial chemical on living tissue

Nosocomial

Disease from hospital

Sterilization

Removal of microbes by heat,filter

Commercial sterilization

For food

Sanitization

Reduce # microbes to safe level

Bacteriostatic

Inhibit bacterial reproduction

Bactericidal

Kill bacteria

Rate of microbial death

Constant rate

Biocide

Kill harmful microbes

Antimicrobial treatment depends on....

#microbes, different susceptibilities,organic matter,time

Physical method of microbial control

Heat (cheap,quick, best)

Thermal death point (TDP)

Lowest T which kills culture in 10min

Thermal death time (TDT)

Time to kill all cell in culture

Decimal reduction time (DRT)

Minute to kill 90% of pop. at given T

Moist heat sterilization

Autoclave

Pasteurization

Significant # Reduction, no sterilize

Dry heat sterilization

Flaming loop, incineration, hot air sterilization

Filtration

Air filtration, membrane filter for fluid

Ionizing radiation

Production of free radical and reactive molecule, Cold pasteurization, for heat sensitive ex) drug, food

UV light

Cause tymine dimer lump in DNA

Microwave

H2O absorb E and release heat and kill bacteria

Phenol

Disrupt lipid plasma membrane, lipid rich cell wall

Chlorine

Oxidizing agent , widely used ,form bleach , no sporicidal

Iodine

Halogen, more effect then Cl, alter protein systhesis and membrane

Alcohol

Denature protein,no effect on virus,fungi, spores

Heavy metal

Protein denature (Hg,Cu,Ag,Zn) oligodynamic action

Oligodynamic action

Toxic effec5 due to metal ion

Surfactant

Soap, detergent, mechanical removal of microbes using wetting agent

Aldehydes

Inactivate protein by cross-linking functional group

Chemical sterilant

For heat sensive material, denature protein ex) ethylene oxide

H2O2

Oxdizing agent for anaerobic bacteria