Validation of the STERIS Amsco 630LS steam sterilizer autoclave for inactivation of category a medical waste from patients with high-consequence infectious diseases.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 45(2): 260-262, 2024 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37675506
ABSTRACT
Hospitals caring for patients with high-consequence pathogens may need to safely manage large volumes of category A waste. Using biological indicators to assess for successful sterilization, autoclave cycle parameters that would inactivate 4 categories of waste were identified and validated utilizing a STERIS Amsco 630LS Steam Sterilizer.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Communicable Diseases
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Medical Waste
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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ENFERMAGEM
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EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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HOSPITAIS
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
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