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Why does this kill bacteria ?

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Why does this kill bacteria ?

Prevents bacterial cells forming cell walls – The cell wall stops bacterial cells swelling & bursting in solutions with less negative water potential than their cytoplasm. Without their cell wall, bacterial cells swell and burst in human plasma

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resistant strains more likely to develop in hospitals lots of antibiotics are used in hospital ;

(patients ill) may have a weakened immune system ;

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screen new patients for MRSA ;

isolate patients with MRSA ;

barrier nursing / explained ;

use of narrow spectrum antibiotics ;

make sure course of antibiotics completed ;

wash hands qualified ;

adequate cleaning qualified ;

AVP ;