Reprocessing and sterilization of single-use electrophysiological catheters: Removal of organic carbon and protein surface residues

Journal of AOAC International

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1165-1173

  Lester, Bruce R ^a   Boser, Nicole P ^a   Miller, Keith ^a   Schnapf, Mark ^a   Jacques, Beth A ^b   Sullivan, Brian F ^a   Marchin, George L ^c  

^a SterilMed Inc   (United States)

^b Biotest Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CATHETERS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ETHYLENE; PROTEINS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION; ETHYLENE OXIDES; ORGANIC CARBON LEVEL; PROTEIN RESIDUES; PROTEIN SURFACE RESIDUES; STERILIZATION PROTOCOLS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ORGANIC CARBON;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; DETERGENT; ENDOTOXIN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CATHETERIZATION; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RECYCLING;

BACTERIA; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; CATHETERIZATION; DETERGENTS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOTOXINS; EQUIPMENT REUSE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PROTEINS; STERILIZATION;

EID: 70349312563     PISSN: 10603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/92.4.1165     Document Type: Article

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