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Guideline for disinfection and sterilization in healthcare facilities, 2008
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on
February 7th 2017
"The Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008, presents evidence-based recommendations on the preferred methods for cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of patient-care medical devices and for cleaning and disinfecting the healthcare environment. This document supercedes the relevant sections contained in the 1985 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Guideline for Handwashing and Environmental Control. Because maximum effectiveness from disinfection and sterilization results from first cleaning and removing organic and inorganic materials, this document also reviews cleaning methods. The chemical disinfectants discussed for patient-care equipment include alcohols, glutaraldehyde, formaldehyde, hydrogen peroxide, iodophors, ortho-phthalaldehyde, peracetic acid, phenolics, quaternary ammonium compounds, and chlorine. The choice of disinfectant, concentration, and exposure time is based on the risk for infection associated with use of the equipment and other factors discussed
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Health sciences
Antibiotic
Endoscopy
Infection
Antimicrobial resistance
Clostridium difficile infection
Sodium hypochlorite
Infection control
Sterilization (microbiology)
Disinfectant
Health
Microbiology
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Medicine
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Feline calicivirus
Microfiber
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Antimicrobial
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Mop
Blood-borne disease
Public health
Hygiene
Chlorine
Permissible exposure limit
Toxicity
Laparoscopy
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