Performance of various steam sterilization indicators under optimum and sub-optimum exposure conditions

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 33, Issue 5 SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages

  Schneider, Philip M ^a   Reich, Robert R ^b   Kirckof, Steven S ^a   Foltz, William G ^a  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

^b Pharmaceutical Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER VAPOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FLUOROMETRY; INSTRUMENTATION; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLUOROMETRY; STEAM; STERILIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 22144453598     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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