Does Blood on “Dirty” Instruments Interfere With the Effectiveness of Sterilization Technologies?

Background: Surgical instruments that enter sterile tissue should be sterile because microbial contamination could result in disease transmission. Despite careful surgical instrument reprocessing, surgeons and other healthcare personnel (HCP) describe cases in which surgical instruments have been co...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2020-10, Vol.41 (S1), p.s194-s195
Hauptverfasser:	Rutala, William, Gergen, Maria, Weber, David Jay
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteria Blood Contamination Disease control Disease transmission Health risks Hydrogen peroxide Low temperature Medical instruments Medical personnel Microbial contamination Risk assessment Steam Sterilization Surgical apparatus & instruments Test organisms
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