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Decontamination
The removal or neutralization of an infectious, poisonous, or injurious agent from a site.
Highest Resistance
Bacterial Endospores, Prions
Moderate Resistance
Pseudomonas
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Staphlococcus Areus
Least Resistance
most bacterial vegetative cells
fungal spores and hyphae
yeast
enveloped viruses
Sterilization
A process that destroys all viable microbes, including viruses and endospores; microbicidal
Disinfection
A process to destroy vegetative pathogens, not endospores; inanimate objects
Antiseptic
Disinfectants applied directly to exposed body surfaces
Sanitization
Any cleansing technique that mechanically removes microbes
Degermation
Reduces the number of microbes
Microbial Death
Permanent loss of reproductive capability; even under optimum growth conditions
Mode of Action - The Cell Wall
Cell wall becomes fragile and cell lyses; some antimicrobial drugs, detergents, and alcohol
Mode of Action - The Cell Membrane
Loses integrity; detergent surfactants
Mode of Action - Cellular Synthetic Processes (DNA, RNA)
Prevention of replication, transcription, some antimicrobial drugs, radiation, formaldehyde, ethylene oxide
Mode of Action - Proteins
Interfere at ribosome to prevent translation, disrupt or denature proteins, alcohols, phenols, acids, head
Moist Heat
Lower temperatures and shorter exposure time; coagulation and denaturation of proteins
Dry Heat
Moderate to high temperatures; dehydration; alters protein structure; incineration
Bacterial Endospores
Most resistant, usually require temperatures above boiling
Thermal Death Time (TDT)
Shortest length of time required to kill all test microbes at a specified temperature
Thermal Death Point (TDP)
Lowest temperature required to kill all microbes in a sample in 10 minutes
Autoclave
15 psi/ 121 C/ 10 - 40 minutes
Steam must reach surface of item being sterilized
Item must not be heat or moisture sensitive
Mode of action - denaturation of proteins, destruction of membranes and DNA
Non-pressurized Steam (Tyndallization)
Intermittent sterilization for substances that cannot withstand autoclaving.
Items exposed to free-flowing steam for 30 to 60 minutes, incubated for 23-24 hours and then subjected to steam again.
Repeat cycle for 3 days.
Used for some canned foods and laboratory media.
Disinfectant
Pasteurization
Heat is applied to kill potential agents of infection and spoilage without destroying the food flavor or value.
IS NOT A TYPE OF STERILIZATION.

Kills non-spore forming pathogens and lowers overall microbe count; does not kill endospores or many nonpathogenic microbes.
Chlorine (Cl2)
Hypochlorites (chlorine bleach)
Denatures proteins by disrupting the disulfide bonds.
Intermediate level.
Unstable in sunlight, inactivated by organic matter.
Water, sewage, waste water, inanimate objects.
Used in low concentrations because it is a carcinogenic.
Iodine (I2)
Iodophors (betadine)
Denatures proteins
Intermediate Level
Milder medical and dental degerming agents, disinfectants, ointments
Phenolics
Disrupt cell walls and membranes and percipitate proteins

1 TO 3% EMULSION.
(Lysol and Creolin)
Chlorhexidine
A surfactant and protein denaturant with broad microbicidal properties.
Low to intermediate level.
Hibiclens, Hibitane
Used as skin degerming agents for preoperative scrubs, skin cleaning and burns.

INORGANIC - DOES NOT CONTAIN CARBON.
What types and percentages of alcohol do we use?
Ethyl Alcohol - germicidal - solutions of 70% to 90% are used as skin degerming agents.

Isopropyl in solutions of 50 to 90%.
What percent of Hydrogen Peroxide can you use?
As an antispectic, 3% hydrogen peroxide serves for skin and wound cleansing, bedsore care, and mouth washing.

Can be used upto 25%. Strong solutions are sporicidal.
What types of microorganisms grow in soap?
Pseudomonas (gram negative)
Non-pressurized Steam (Tyndallization)
Intermittent sterilization for substances that cannot withstand autoclaving.
Items exposed to free-flowing steam for 30 to 60 minutes, incubated for 23-24 hours and then subjected to steam again.
Repeat cycle for 3 days.
Used for some canned foods and laboratory media.
Disinfectant
Pasteurization
Heat is applied to kill potential agents of infection and spoilage without destroying the food flavor or value.
IS NOT A TYPE OF STERILIZATION.

Kills non-spore forming pathogens and lowers overall microbe count; does not kill endospores or many nonpathogenic microbes.
Chlorine (Cl2)
Hypochlorites (chlorine bleach)
Denatures proteins by disrupting the disulfide bonds.
Intermediate level.
Unstable in sunlight, inactivated by organic matter.
Water, sewage, waste water, inanimate objects.
Used in low concentrations because it is a carcinogenic.
Iodine (I2)
Iodophors (betadine)
Denatures proteins
Intermediate Level
Milder medical and dental degerming agents, disinfectants, ointments
Phenolics
Disrupt cell walls and membranes and percipitate proteins

1 TO 3% EMULSION.
(Lysol and Creolin)
Chlorhexidine
A surfactant and protein denaturant with broad microbicidal properties.
Low to intermediate level.
Hibiclens, Hibitane
Used as skin degerming agents for preoperative scrubs, skin cleaning and burns.

INORGANIC - DOES NOT CONTAIN CARBON.
What types and percentages of alcohol do we use?
Ethyl Alcohol - germicidal - solutions of 70% to 90% are used as skin degerming agents.

Isopropyl in solutions of 50 to 90%.
What percent of Hydrogen Peroxide can you use?
As an antispectic, 3% hydrogen peroxide serves for skin and wound cleansing, bedsore care, and mouth washing.

Can be used upto 25%. Strong solutions are sporicidal.
Hydrogen Peroxide
Produce highly reactive hydroxyl-free radicals that damage protein and DNA while also decomposing O2 gas - toxic to anaerobes.
What types of microorganisms grow in soap?
Pseudomonas (gram negative)
Heavy Metals
Solutions of silver and mercury kill vegetative cells in low concentrations by inactivating proteins.
Oligodynamic action
Low level
Merthiolate, SILVER NITRATE, silver