Medical hospital materials processing: a literature review on sterilization effectiveness

Backgound and Objectives: Surgical instruments are widely reprocessed, mainly in developing countries, where the cost of using these materials is high. Scientifi c literature indicates the absence of validated cleaning and sterilization processes. The study aimed at evaluating, through a literature...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Mousinho Guerra, Oswaldo Lima Almendra Neto, Dayane Alves Costa, Gerardo Vasconcelos Mesquita
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul 2013-04-01
Series:Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção
Online Access:https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/epidemiologia/article/view/2959