Some potentially pathogenic bacteria and fungi, including strains of Enterococcus, Staphylococcus, Candida, and Aspergillus, can survive for one to three months on a variety of materials found in hospitals, including scrub suits, lab coats, plastic aprons, and computer keyboards.
1. What can hospital personnel do to reduce the spread of these pathogens?
2. Why is it important to reduce the spread of infectious and pathogenic microbes in health care setting?
3. What are some common ways that microbes are spread in health care settings?
4. Why is it important to use microbial control methods in the clinical setting?
5. How can some of the physical and chemical methods of control you learned about can be used to help eliminate these pathogens?
Watch the following videos PRIOR to addressing the discussion questions above.
1. See how hospitals clean medical devices:
2. The Invisible Challenge II Spread of bacteria in hospital settings:
3. https://mediaplayer.pearsoncmg.com/assets/secs-micro-videotutor-principles-of-autoclaving
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