Lab 26

Question 1

microorganisms that are more or less permanent in the body

Answer 1

normal microbiota

Question 2

microbes that are present in the body only for days or weeks

Answer 2

transient microbiota

Question 3

discovered the importance of handwashing in preventing disease and the incidence of puerperal fever

Answer 3

Ignaz Semmelweis

Question 4

Less _____ occurred in patients attended by midwives, who did not touch cadavers

Answer 4

puerperal sepsis

Question 5

single most important procedure for preventing healthcare-associated infections

Answer 5

handwashing

Question 6

3-5 minutes of scrubbing with an antimicrobial soap will remove _____

Answer 6

transient microbiota