New disinfection and sterilization methods.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Rutala, W. A. ; Weber, D. J.
• Description:
  New disinfection methods include a persistent antimicrobial coating that can be applied to inanimate and animate objects (Surfacine), a high-level disinfectant with reduced exposure time (ortho-phthalaldehyde), and an antimicrobial agent that can be applied to animate and inanimate objects (superoxidized water). New sterilization methods include a chemical sterilization process for endoscopes that integrates cleaning (Endoclens), a rapid (4-hour) readout biological indicator for ethylene oxide sterilization (Attest), and a hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilizer that has a shorter cycle time and improved efficacy (Sterrad 50).
• Subjects:
  Disinfectants Disinfection Ethylene Oxide Humans Hydrogen Peroxide O-Phthalaldehyde Sterilization Superoxides Temperature Water
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 7(2):348-353.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d32aee14007bc11d33df981e0b13ef7568294d3b840c988728fff50c8b6bbeee
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15109/cdc_15109_DS1.pdf
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