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- Who developed principals that contributed to modern sterilization. "Germ theory of disease" led to development of sterilization
- Louis Pasteur
- Who applied the principals of Louis Pasteur to surgical practice...led to the establishing of asepsis and practice of sterile technique
- Joseph Lister
- Who discovered the heat-resistant phase (spore stage) of bacteria
- John Tyndall
- Who developed the first non-prenssure flowing steam sterilizer
- Robert Koch
- What american engineer led to the development of the modern autoclave
- Weeden Underwood
- What was the first liquid chemical agent and approved by the EPA in 1963 for use in autoclave?
- Glutaraldehide
- The growth of certain microorganisms rely on parasites..usually the growth of these life forms is damaging to the host what are there called.
- Pathogens
- The multiplication of organisms in the tissue is called what?
- Infection
- An infection acquired while in the hospital is called what?
- Nosocomial infection
- What bacteria resides in the lumen of the human intestine that would cause an infection when released in the peritoneal cavity
- E Coli
- What are bacteria called that must have oxygen to survive
- aerobic
- What are bacteria called that does not need oxygen to survive
- anaerobic
- A Gram stain is a laboratory process in which _____ is placed on bacteria
- Gentian violet
- If the bacteria stain blue it is _________
- gram positive
- If it doesn't stain bue it is considered _____
- gram negative