Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9269272 | Journal of Hospital Infection | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
This study compared the effectiveness of sterilizing four types of endoscope using different models of the Sterrad⢠system (Sterrad 50, 100, 100S and 200). Sterilization levels meeting international requirements were attained in all cases with carriers inoculated with Geobacillus stearothermophilus spores. The endoscopes were tested in half cycles ('overkill'). This is the first study to compare the Sterrad models marketed to date in terms of effective sterilization of endoscopes with narrow lumens.
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Authors
J. Okpara-Hofmann, M. Knoll, M. Dürr, B. Schmitt, M. Borneff-Lipp,