Agent that destroys bacteria.
Letter: b
An agent or process that kills bacteria.
ASTM F2101 (MIL 36954C), used to determine the bacterial aerosol filtration efficiency of various filtration materials. This test employs a ratio of the bacterial challenge counts to the number of bacteria that are trapped in the filter (do not make it through). The test procedure allows a reproducible bacterial challenge with an average droplet diameter of 3 microns (micrometers) to be delivered to test materials. This test method provides a standard procedure for comparison of filtration materials. Higher is better.
Number of viable microorganisms/level of contamination.
Bacteremia is the presence of viable bacteria in the circulating blood. This may or may not have any clinical significance; may or may not progress to a blood stream infection or an infection at a remote site.
The energy needed to maintain life when the body is at complete rest after a 12 hour fast.
The inferior or diaphragmatic surface of the lung.
Specialized white blood cells (lymphocytes) that produce the various antibodies.
Bacterial Filtration Efficiency
Developed in order to treat individuals suffering from chronic discogenic back pain originating from annular fissures or contained disc herniations. This procedure is a minimally invasive percutaneous procedure which uses internally cooled radiofrequency probes to lesion the nociceptors in the intervertebral disc.