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  • Title: Hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilization is effective against Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts.
    Author: Vassal S, Favennec L, Ballet JJ, Brasseur P.
    Journal: Am J Infect Control; 1998 Apr; 26(2):136-8. PubMed ID: 9584807.
    Abstract:
    The aim of this work was to evaluate in an immunosuppressed rat cryptosporidiosis model a new method that combines vacuum and low-temperature hydrogen peroxide gas plasma for sterilization of endoscopic material contaminated by Cryptosporidium parvum. Rats were challenged with oocysts either air-dried or air-dried and treated with vacuum alone or associated with gas plasma. No rat was found infected after gas plasma exposure of oocysts, whereas vacuum or air-drying alone resulted only in a decreased infectivity.
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