Handbook of bacteriology for nurses / [Harry Wardwell Carey].

  • Carey, Harry Wardwell, 1875-1935.
Date:
1930
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Handbook of bacteriology for nurses / [Harry Wardwell Carey]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    bacteria and spores (Fig. 13). If any fluid contained in flasks or test-tubes is being sterilized, care must be taken that the steam be allowed to escape gradually at the end of the exposure, otherwise the suction will draw the plugs from them. Much larger sterilizers which embody the same principles as the one just described Fig. 12.—Autoclave. Upright type. are used by hospitals, quarantine stations, and depart- ments of health in cities for disinfecting wearing ap- parel, bed-clothing and bedding. Chemical Disinfectants. The number of chemical agents having destructive action on bacteria is very large. It will suffice to mention a few of the common ones, and describe the