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Pharm D- Clinical Pharmacy Program Third Level Pharmaceutical Microbiology& Antimicrobials (PM 502)
➢ Bactericidal: chemicals that kill bacteria
➢ Bacteriostatic: Inhibits the growth and multiplication of bacteria
➢ Virucide: an agent that inactivates viruses
➢ Fungicide: an agent that kills fungi
➢ Sporicide:an agent that kills bacterial endospores or fungal spores.
➢ Bioburden is the number of bacteria living on a surface that has not been sterilized
Decontamination Steps
Decontamination: it is the process or removal of contaminating pathogenic
microorganisms from the articles by process of sterilization and disinfection.
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