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disenfectants
chapter 14 disinfectants and antiseptics
Question | Answer |
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Phenols type of disnefectant group, what does it clean | laundry, floors, walls,equipment |
ortho-phenylpenol | *Lysol, Amphyl |
hexachlorophene | Phisohex |
quarternary ammonium compounds, what do these cleans | instruments,rubber, inanimate objects |
didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride | Roccal-D |
benzalkonium chloride | Zephiran |
aldehydes, what do these clean | instruments |
gluteraldehydes | *Cidex, Glutarol |
ethylene oxide use caution with these they are highly flammable and a "gas sterilization", what do these clean | rubber goods, blankets, lensed instruments |
alcohols what are these used to clean and what is the percentage of ingredients in them | 70% isopropyl, 50% ethyl alcohol used to clean instruments and thermometers |
halogens what are these used for to clean and what 2 groups are these classifed in | chlorines and lodophors chlorines:floors,cages lodophors:presurgical scrub,thermometers |
chlorine | Chlorox |
iodophors | *Betadine, Povidine |
biguanide what are these used for | skin wounds,presurgical scrub,oral cleaning,solutions, cages |
chlorhexadine | *Nolvasan, Hibiclens, Virosen |
hydrogen peroxide is used for what | to kill anaerobic bacteria in deep wounds such as puncture wounds, and also to clean off blood from venipuncture |
Why should hydrogen peroxide use be limited | it damages proteins and can damage animal tissue |
what are the main functions of soap and detergents | to mechanically remove microbes they have limited bactericidal activity |
what is a germicide | a chemical that kills microorganisms |
what is a bactericidal | a chemical that kills bacteria |
what is virucidal | a chemical that kills viruses |
what is a fungicidal | a chemical that kills fungi |
what is a sporicidal | a chemical that kills spores, which are especially resistant to chemicals |