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Aseptic technique: Purpose, benefits, and types

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Reviewed:: Jan 31, 2026 by Biology

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Overview:

This website provides an overview of aseptic technique, a set of best practices that healthcare professionals use to prevent the transfer of germs in clinics and hospitals and protect patients from infection.

Type of Material:

Open article.

Recommended Uses:

As an overview for students in or out of class.

This resource could be used for flipped learning activities.

It is also a good reminder/refresher for professionals.

Technical Requirements:

None.

Identify Major Learning Goals:

None given. As an article none are expected.

Target Student Population:

Professional, graduate and undergraduate students especially in Microbiology courses.

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Some background in medical terminology would be useful. Also, Microbiology, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Testing, Infection Control Healthcare Practice.

Content Quality

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Strengths:

The information is accurate and provides a good basic background about aseptic technique
Material is clearly laid out
Some sources are provided
The material was medically reviewed by an M.D. in February of 2023
The writing quality is good

Concerns:

The information is accurate but very general and superficial
The sources are not all relevant and are not recent (ranging from 2012 to 2018)
The last medical review was in 2023
The article is published by Medical News Today which is known to use AI in creating content
One source has nothing to do with asceptic technique but contains "lean" in the title; this article discusses "clean" technique and it is possible that "clean" was mistaken for "lean"

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

The material is logically presented
Material is presented in such a way that it can be used in lecture
Sources are provided with links for further reading
Related articles from Medical News Today are linked at the end of the articl

Concerns:

The article has advertisements throughout which are distracting and detract from the perception of quality
No specific author is given, suggesting the author may have been an AI
No learning objectives or goals are provided

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

The article is well-organized and has an list of the article sections hyperlinked at the beginning
As an article on Medical News Today, the top banner has links to the full database of article provided by MNT
As a single page article, no navigation is necessary

Concerns:

Many (approximately 40%) of the links are non-functional (404 page not found error)

Other Issues and Comments:: Articles generated in whole or part by AI should indicate this.
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