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Time for a Raise? - January 2013 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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OSE_1301_part3_Layout 1 1/11/13 11:01 AM Page 138 INFECTION PREVENTION Title Byline 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

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