A 17-year-old girl comes to the office for health care follow up. She is a known case of cystic fibrosis. She is doing well with no new compliants. She takes his prophylactic medications regularly. Her physical examination shows no abnormalitis. Review of her records shows that she is due for her annual influenza vaccination. Prior to administration of the vaccine, her skin is disinfected with 70% isopropanol. Which of the following mechanisms is most likely responsible for the antiseptic properties of isopropanol?

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A 17-year-old girl comes to the office for health care follow up. She is a known case of cystic fibrosis. She is doing well with no new compliants. She takes his prophylactic medications regularly. Her physical examination shows no abnormalitis. Review of her records shows that she is due for her annual influenza vaccination. Prior to administration of the vaccine, her skin is disinfected with 70% isopropanol.  Which of the following mechanisms is most likely responsible for the antiseptic properties of isopropanol?

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Eductional Objective: Alcohols function by disorganizing the lipid structure in membranes, causing them to be leaky, and by denaturing cellular proteins.  They are bactericidal, tuberculocidal, fungicidal, and virucidal, but do not destroy bacterial spores.

A 17-Year-Old Girl Comes to the Office for Health Care