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  • Title: Disinfection and Sterilization in Health Care Facilities: An Overview and Current Issues.
    Author: Rutala WA, Weber DJ.
    Journal: Infect Dis Clin North Am; 2021 Sep; 35(3):575-607. PubMed ID: 34362535.
    Abstract:
    All invasive procedures involve contact by a medical device or surgical instrument with a patient's sterile tissue or mucous membranes. The level of disinfection is dependent on the intended use of the object: critical, semicritical, or noncritical. New issues and practices can affect the risk of infection associated with devices and surfaces. Endoscopes continue to represent a nosocomial hazard. The contaminated surface environment in hospital rooms is important in the transmission of health care-associated pathogens. Thoroughness of cleaning must be monitored and no-touch room decontamination technology should be. In general, emerging pathogens are susceptible to currently available disinfectants.
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