Low-temperature Sterilization Quiz!

1. __________ recommends that sterilants be rigorously tested before being marketed.

U.S. food and drug administration (FDA)

OSHA

EPA

WHO

2. ____________ is a byproduct of ozone sterilization.

Oxygen

Bacillus atrophaeus

Ethylene oxide

U.S food and drug administration (FDA)

3. _________________________ is a bacterial spore used to test hydrogen peroxide sterilization cycle.

Bacillus atrophaeus

Geobacillus stearothermohilus

Oxygen

Ethylene oxide

4. The probability of a viable microorganism being present on an item after sterilization is the _______________

Bacillus atrophaeus

Sterility assurance level

Ethylene oxide

Oxygen

5. The ____________method of low-temperature sterilization uses gas cartridges for a sterlant.

Bacillus atrophaeus

Oxygen

Ethylene oxide

Sterility assurance leve

6. An aeration time of ____________at 140 degree F is recommended for items sterilized with ethylene oxide.

2 hours

4 hours

6 hours

8 hours

7. _____________________ set exposure standards for chemical sterilants.

EPA

SGNA

U..S. food and drug administration (FDA)

The occupational safety and health administration (OSHA)

8. The bacterial spore used to test ethylene oxide sterilization cycles is__________

Ethylene oxide

Geobacillus stearothemophilus

Bacillus atrophaeus

Oxygen

9. Exposure time for items sterilized using ethylene oxide sterilization is _____________

1 hours

2.5 hours

6 hours

8 hours

10. Cycle time for items sterilized using ozone sterilization is __________

2.5 hours

3.0 hours

4.5 hours

6 hours

Low-temperature Sterilization Quiz!

1. __________ recommends that sterilants be rigorously tested before being marketed.

2.

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2. ____________ is a byproduct of ozone sterilization.

3. _________________________ is a bacterial spore used to test hydrogen peroxide sterilization cycle.

4. The probability of a viable microorganism being present on an item after sterilization is the _______________

5. The ____________method of low-temperature sterilization uses gas cartridges for a sterlant.

6. An aeration time of ____________at 140 degree F is recommended for items sterilized with ethylene oxide.

7. _____________________ set exposure standards for chemical sterilants.

8. The bacterial spore used to test ethylene oxide sterilization cycles is__________

9. Exposure time for items sterilized using ethylene oxide sterilization is _____________

10. Cycle time for items sterilized using ozone sterilization is __________