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Review of Disinfection and Sterilization – Back to the Basics
In-depth knowledge of disinfection and sterilization is a key component of infection control. Sterilization completely removes a spore, whereas disinfection cannot. Disinfectants are classified as oxidants and non-oxidants. The decision regarding which method to apply is based on Spaulding's cl...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Society of Infectious Diseases and Korean Society for Chemotherapy
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6031597/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29968977 http://dx.doi.org/10.3947/ic.2018.50.2.101 |
| Sumario: | In-depth knowledge of disinfection and sterilization is a key component of infection control. Sterilization completely removes a spore, whereas disinfection cannot. Disinfectants are classified as oxidants and non-oxidants. The decision regarding which method to apply is based on Spaulding's classification. In this article, disinfection and sterilization are thoroughly reviewed, and extensive information from basic to practical points is discussed. |
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