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Surgical Instruments are sterilized by heating them and alcohol is used as disinfectant in cleansing the skin prior to an injection. Why are these methods effective against microorganisms ?

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Surgical Instruments are sterilized by heating them and alcohol is used as disinfectant in cleansing the skin prior to an injection. Why are these methods effective against microorganisms ?

anonymous · Answer

The heating process has a high probability of killing the microorganims, dispite the fact that many of them survive in tremendous heat. Alcohol disinfectant are more bactericidal than bacteriostatic.

anonymous · Answer

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