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INFECTION PREVENTION
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How Well Do You Know Your Microorganisms?
Test your knowledge of the microscopic monsters lurking in your ORs.
W
e must remain
vigilant in the
IT'S ALIVE
Your surface disinfection
regimen needs to be
able to handle bacteria,
fungi and viruses.
fight against
such infectious microorganisms as Clostri-dium
difficile, Staphylococcus,
Acinetobacter and
Pseudomonas. To take
down these invisible enemies, to prevent them from colonizing, you first have to know them.
This quick, 3-question quiz drills down to deliver the answers on key
infectious organisms that could be lurking in your facility.
1. Choose the microorganism set that correctly lists the organisms from most
resistant to disinfectants to least resistant to disinfectants.
a. prions, bacterial spores, fungi, vegetative bacteria
b. vegetative bacteria, prions, bacterial spores, fungi
c. bacterial spores, prions, fungi, vegetative bacteria
d. prions, fungi, bacterial spores, vegetative bacteria
Answer: a. prions, bacterial spores, fungi, vegetative bacteria
The correct order is prions (such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease), bac1 3 8
O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | J A N U A R Y 2013
