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Chapter 29 - Clinical environment

from Section 5 - Applied Basic Sciences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2019

By
Jeevan Chandrasenan  and
Fazal Ali
Edited by
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz  and
Deiary F. Kader
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
Deiary F. Kader
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
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Summary

Sterilization is the process that destroys all forms of microbial life and is carried out in healthcare facilities by either chemical or physical methods. Disinfection, however, is a process that eliminates all pathogenic microorganisms, except bacterial spores or viruses.

Cleaning is a physical process that removes contamination but does not necessarily destroy microorganisms.

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Postgraduate Orthopaedics
Viva Guide for the FRCS (Tr & Orth) Examination
 , pp. 681 - 688
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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