Disinfection and sterilization: An overview - 29/04/13
, David J. Weber, MD, MPH a, b
Address correspondence to William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH, Division of Infectious Diseases, 130 Mason Farm Road, Bioinformatics, UNC at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7030.Abstract |
All invasive procedures involve contact by a medical device or surgical instrument with a patient’s sterile tissue or mucous membranes. The level of disinfection or sterilization is dependent on the intended use of the object: critical (items that contact sterile tissue such as surgical instruments), semicritical (items that contact mucous membrane such as endoscopes), and noncritical (devices that contact only intact skin such as stethoscopes) items require sterilization, high-level disinfection, and low-level disinfection, respectively. Cleaning must always precede high-level disinfection and sterilization.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Health care-associated infections, Nosocomial, Sterilants, Disinfectants, Germicides
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| Publication of this article was supported by Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP). |
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| Conflicts of interest: W.A.R. provides consultation to Advanced Sterilization Products and Clorox, and D.J.W. provides consultative service to Clorox. |
Vol 41 - N° 5S
P. S2-S5 - mai 2013 Retour au numéro
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