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  • Title: A validation survey of 197 hospital steam sterilizers in The Netherlands in 2001 and 2002.
    Author: van Doornmalen JP, Dankert J.
    Journal: J Hosp Infect; 2005 Feb; 59(2):126-30. PubMed ID: 15620446.
    Abstract:
    Steam sterilization is the most common method of sterilization used in hospitals and by companies sterilizing for hospitals. This study validated 197 steam sterilizers with respect to technical condition, various production processes and routine control tests, according to the European norms and standards for steam sterilization. Overall, only 40% of the validated steam sterilizers met the norms and standards. We recommend that adequate measures need to be taken, based on the comments in the validation reports, in order to guarantee the sterility of processed medical items.
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