Pseudoautoclave failure caused by differences in spore test steam sensitivities

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 402-404

  Gurevich, Inge ^b   Jacobsen, Evelyn ^b   Cunha, Burke A ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVE; BACTERIAL SPORE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0029907924     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(96)90029-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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3. Gurevich I, Holmes SE, Cunha BA. Presumed autoclave failure due to false-positive spore strip tests. Infect Control 1982;3:388-92.