objectives: ch. 7 and 18 distinguish between the concepts of decontamination and sterilization,...
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Objectives: Ch. 7 and 18
• Distinguish between the concepts of decontamination and sterilization, “cidel” vs “static”.
• Identify the common heat method practices and usefulness in controlling microbes
• Explain the nature and usefulness of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
• Explain the usefulness and applications of filtration in controlling microbes
• Explain the differences between disinfectants, antiseptics, and sanitizers
• Describe the ways in which chemical control agents work and the traits which make a chemical a good disinfectant/antiseptic
• Understand useful properties of antimicrobial drugs
• Understand the modes of action of antimicrobial drugs and why human cells remain relatively unaffected
• Describe how an individual microbial cell becomes drug resistant and how a population becomes drug resistant
• Describe the four mechanisms of drug resistance microorganisms have developed