A Critical Care Nurse Is Using a 0 $\mu$ M Filter for the Delivery of Infusion Therapy

A critical care nurse is using a 0.22- $\mu$ m filter for the delivery of infusion therapy. According to the Infusion Nurses Society's Standards of Practice (2011) , for nonlipid-containing solutions that require filtration, a 0.2- $\mu$ m filter should be:

A) air eliminating.
B) particulate retentive.
C) fat emboli reducing.
D) bacterial retentive.