Quaternary ammonium salts are routinely used to sanitize:
a. ventilator tubing. c. walls and furniture.
b. ventilator surfaces. d. critical respiratory care equipment.
ANS: C
Quats are bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal toward lipophilic viruses. They are not sporicidal, tuberculocidal, or virucidal toward hydrophilic viruses. They are used to sanitize noncritical sur-faces like walls and furniture. Most ventilator tubing is disposable and is therefore not cleaned and disinfected.
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