What is required by medical asepsis that is not required by surgical asepsis?
a. Good hand washing technique
b. That no nonsterile product comes into contact with the patient
c. Elimination of all microorganisms
d. Hand washing with antimicrobial soap for 3 minutes
A
Surgical asepsis is sterile technique. Medical asepsis is considered a clean technique.
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