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Which of the following treatments would be most useful to remove microbes from air pumped into a surgical environment? Giant magnets Filtration Gaseous glutaraldehyde Gaseous alcohol

Microbiology for Surgical Technologists (MindTap Course List)

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781111306663

Author:Margaret Rodriguez, Paul Price

Publisher:Margaret Rodriguez, Paul Price

Chapter4: The Prokaryotes

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2UTM: A surgical technologist working in the Central Sterile Processing Department is asked to run the...

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Which of the following treatments would be most useful to remove microbes from
air pumped into a surgical environment?
Giant magnets
Filtration
Gaseous glutaraldehyde
Gaseous alcohol

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