Microorganisms
________ are always single-celled organisms.
Prokaryotes
Endospores are used in tools such as ________ to test sterilization effectiveness.
Biological Indicators
True or False: Prions can be effectively killed using steam sterilization.
False
________ is the most effective method of preventing healthcare-associated infections.
Hand hygiene
________ is the most common sterilant in MDRD.
Steam
Name 3 groups of organisms that are potential contaminants on medical devices.
Bacteria
Fungi
Prions
Viruses
The process of ________ involves heating liquids to kill harmful bacteria and prevent spoilage.
Pasteurization
Since ________ need a host cell to reproduce, antibiotics can't stop them without possibly damaging the host cells.
Viruses
________ is a common method of transmission for viruses.
Airbone spread
Direct contact
Surface contamination
Insect/animal bites
Sexual contact
Blood contact
Mother to child (Vertical transmission)
Contaminated food or water
Animal to human (Zoonotic)
________ is formed when groups of microorganisms (like bacteria, fungi, or algae) stick together on surfaces.
Biofilm
In medical device reprocessing, ________ can remain on equipment if not properly cleaned, which spreads infections or interferes with sterilization.
Proteins
The ________ is the idea that many diseases are caused by microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
Germ Theory
________ is an example of a chemical control of microbial growth.
Disinfectants
Anstiseptics
Antibiotics
Chemotherapeutic Agents
Sterilants
Preservatives
The pathway through which infectious agents leave the reservoir is called the ________.
Portal of Exit
________ cannot be effectively killed in the steam sterilizer.
Prions
Life depends on 5 environmental factors and one of them is ________.
Water
Food
Oxygen
Heat
Pressure
Gram-Positive bacteria have a ________ cell wall and have a stain the color ________.
Thicker, purple
Heat is a common technique in the ________ control of microbial growth.
Physical
Pigeons can carry and spread diseases such as cryptococcosis, making them an example of ________ in the chain of transmission.
Reservoir
________ is an endospore commonly used in MDRD's biological indicators.
Geobacillus stearothermophilus
Bacteria come in several different shapes and an example is ________.
[Double points if you name all 5 aforementioned shapes]
Cocci
Bacilli
Spirilla
Vibrios
Spriochetes
Name an example of applied microbiology.
[Double points if you name 3 aforementioned examples]
Antibiotic
Fermentation
Bioremediation
Vaccines
Agriculture
________ is a factor that regulates microbial growth.
[Double points if all factors are named]
Oxygen
Temperature
pH
Osmotic pressure
Radiation
Atmospheric pressure
The Chain of Transmission are as follows: ________, ________, ________, ________, ________, and ________.
[Double points if in proper order]
1. Infectious Agent
2. Reservoir
3. Portal of Exit
4. Mode of Transmission
5. Portal of Entry
6. Susceptible Host
Hydrogen Peroxide in medical settings have ________ concentration or more in medical settings.
[Double points if you can name this type of sterilization]
30%
Low Temp Sterilization