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17 Cards in this Set
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What are 4 common types of antiseptics?
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chlorhexidine
diluted sodium hypochlorite EDTA Iodophors |
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Name 3 disinfectants that are also antiseptics.
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Alcohols
chloroxylenols Iodines |
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What disinfectants in general are negatively affected by the presence of organic material?
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alcohols
chlorine iodine quaternary ammonioum compounds |
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this level of disinfection has no effect on M. tuberculosis or bacterial spores.
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Low level disinfection
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This level of disinfection inactivates M.tuberculosis but not necessarily spores.
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intermediate level disinfection
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Which bacteria are known to produce biofilms?
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E.coli and pseudomonas
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What two alcohols are commonly used for antisepsis and disinfection. Which is faster and more bactericidal? Which is less toxic and has better virucidal properties?
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Ethanol and isopropanol
Iso is faster Ethanol is more virucidal |
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What level of disinfection do alcohols achieve?
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intermediate level disinfection
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What are the two major aldehydes used for disinfection?
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formaldehyde and glyceraldehyde
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What is the most frequently used chlorine compound used in vet hospitals for disinfection?
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sodium hypochlorite
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Waht are the two most common substances used for wound antisepsis?
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providone-iodine
chlorhexidine diacetate |
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When treating anaerobic infections, which antimicrobials activity are unpredictable?
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first generation cephalosporins
trimethoprim-sulfonamides ormethoprim-sulfonamides fluoroquinolones aminoglycosides |
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What drugs or classes of drugs are used to treat Pseudomonas infections?
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aminoglycosides
fluoroquinolones imipenem |
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What group of microbes are responsible for 80% of anaerobic infections?
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Bacteroides fragilis
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What conditions are associated with Bacteroides fragilis?
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diarrhea in calves, piglets, lambs, foot rot in ruminants, and occasionally soft tissue and bone abcesses
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Waht should be used to treat Bacteroides fragilis infections?
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chloramphenical
metronidazole clindamycin |
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What are the most common facultative anaerobes associated with obligate anaerobic infections by species for dogs, cats, horses and ruminants?
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Pasteurella and Enterobacteria in dogs and cats
Enterobacteria and Beta-Streptococcus in horses Enterobacteria and Arcanobacterium pyogenes in ruminants |
