Multiple choice

For how much time is the material immersed in glutaraldehyde for sterilization without corrosion?

  1. 1 hour

  2. 2 hours

  3. 3 hours

  4. 20 minutes
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Explanation

Glutraladehyde is a high-level disinfection and instruments should be immersed in it for 20 minutes to avoid corrosion. About glutraldehyde

  1. It is effective against tubercle bacilli, fungi and viruses.
  2. It has no deleterious effect on lenses of instruments, therefore used to sterilize bronchoscopes, etc.

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