Assessment of Residual Moisture and Maintenance of Sterility in Surgical Instrument Sets after Sterilization. (20th May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fayard, Camille; Lambert, Christophe; Guimier-Pingault, Catherine; Levast, Marion; Germi, Raphaelle
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 36:Number 8(2015)
• Page Start: 990
• Page End: 992
• Publication Date: 2015-05-20
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.110
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="normal"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Good sterilization practices include discarding items containing residual moisture after steam sterilization. In this small laboratory study, however, the presence of residual water did not appear to compromise the sterility of surgical instruments in 2 commonly used types of packaging during routine storage after steam sterilization.</p> <p> <italic>Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol</italic> 2015;36(8):990–992</p> </abstract>