Evaluation of the efficacy of a low temperature steam and formaldehyde steriliser by using biological indicators

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-180

  Saito, R ^a   Uetera, Y ^a   Saito, Y ^a   Okamura, N ^b   Moriya, K ^a   Koike, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ETHYLENE OXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; METICILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER; AUTOCLAVE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENDOSCOPE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LETTER; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SAFETY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TURBIDITY; WATER VAPOR;

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CULTURE MEDIA; FORMALDEHYDE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STEAM; STERILIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 69749102860     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.06.018     Document Type: Letter

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