Your Name: Sarah Salvilla

Theme: sterilise and disinfect

OPTION LIST

A	Glutaraldehyde	I	Heating period
B	Hexachlorophane	J	Cooling period
C	Hexachlophane	K	Half sterilization period
D	diguanide	L	Respirators
E	Iodophores and Iodine	M	Ethelene oxide
F	Most heat	N	Catheters
G	Dry heat	O	Syringes
H	Sterilisation	P	Sodium hypochlorite

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

1. You want to use a disinfectant which has good activity against Staph. Aureus, which one would you use?

2. Which disinfectant can you use which is active against vegetative bacteria?

3. When considering the term holding period, you are referring to the safety period and which other factor?

4. Devices such as prosthetic heart valve is disinfected using a non corrosive microbial gas, which do they commonly use?

5. Ethelene oxide is regularly used to disinfect which medical equipment?

ANSWERS

1. C

2. E

3. H

4. M

5. L