Posted: July 24th, 2017
A patient being treated with clindamycin for
aspiration pneumonia develops diarrhea. The
stool contains a toxin that kills cultured epithelial
cells. Stool culture grows an anaerobic grampositive
rod. The same organism is cultured from
his bedpan. Which of the following is most
likely to sterilize the bedpan?
(A) Boiling for 45 minutes
(B) Exposure to benzalkonium chloride for
1 hour
(C) Exposure to ethyl alcohol for 1 hour
(D) Exposure to saturated steam (121°C) for
15 minutes
(E) Heating in an oven at 150°C for 30
minutes
Place an order in 3 easy steps. Takes less than 5 mins.