What to know
Figure 1 from the Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities (2008).
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![The most resistant are Prions at a level of prion Prion reprocessing. Followed by Bacterial spores at a level of sterilization. Next followed by Coccidia at a level of disinfection. Of less resistance is Mycobacteria and Nonlipid or small viruses at a high level of disinfection. Followed by Fungi at an intermediae level of disinfection. The most susceptible are Vegetative bacteria and Lipid or medium-sized viruses at a low level of disinfection.](/infection-control/media/images/Guideline-DisinfectionAndSterilization-Resistance-Figure1.png)
Modified from Russell and Favero.13, 344