ReviewInfectious disease clinics of North America2016
Disinfection and Sterilization in Health Care Facilities: An Overview and Current Issues.
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- A step-by-step guide for implementation of virtual surgical applications and patient data centralization: practical experience and lessons learned.3D printing in medicine · 2026Review
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- An 18-month pilot microbiological evaluation of sterilized operating room supplies stored under routine clinical conditions at a single hospital in Japan.BMC research notes · 2026Observational
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- Incidence of Cholangitis in Post-Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026Review
- Unraveling Sterilization Effects on Konjac Glucomannan: Insights into a Natural Biopolymer for Biomedical Applications.ACS omega · 2026Article
- Application of the quality control circle model to reduce non-conforming surgical instrument packaging and hospital-acquired infection risk: a pilot study.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- An automatic weighing device for measuring the consumption of cleaning agents in mechanical cleaning equipment.PloS one · 2026Article
- Is UV-C light disinfection suitable as a disinfection method for medical devices: a scoping review.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2025Article
- Effects of beta and gamma radiation sterilization on growth factor-loaded nanoparticles: an innovative approach for osteoarticular disorders treatment.Drug delivery and translational research · 2025Article
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- Optimizing Textile Disinfection in Hospital-Associated Infections Using Gaseous Ozone.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Biocontrol Measures to Reduce Bacterial Load and Healthcare-Associated Infections.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Microwave Disinfection on Gutta Percha Cones AgainstJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
When properly used, disinfection and sterilization can ensure the safe use of invasive and noninvasive medical devices. The method of disinfection and sterilization depends on the intended use of the medical device: critical items (contact sterile tissue) must be sterilized before use; semicritical items (contact mucous membranes or nonintact skin) must be high-level disinfected; and noncritical items (contact intact skin) should receive low-level disinfection. Cleaning should always precede high-level disinfection and sterilization. Current disinfection and sterilization guidelines must be strictly followed.
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