Assessment of surgical instrument bioburden after steam sterilization: A pilot study

Complex design of surgical instruments as barrier for cleaning effectiveness, favouring biofilm formation

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Nursing, Surgery, Biomaterials +15

Residual Organic Debris on Processed Surgical Instruments

Jean‐Gaston DesCôteaux, Éric Poulin, Maryse Julien et al. · AORN Journal · 1995 · 39 citations

Nursing, Surgery, Aseptic Processing +16

Sterile reprocessing of surgical instruments in low- and middle-income countries: A multicenter pilot study

Nathan N. O’Hara, Kushal R. Patel, Amber Caldwell et al. · American Journal of Infection Control · 2015 · 31 citations

Nursing, Surgery, Aseptic Processing +16

Is retained bone debris in cannulated orthopedic instruments sterile after autoclaving?

Kenneth Smith, Ibukunoluwa Araoye, Shawn R. Gilbert et al. · American Journal of Infection Control · 2018 · 22 citations

Nursing, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +14

The Relationship Between Holding Time and the Bacterial Load on Surgical Instruments

Duygu Perçin, Hatice Tuna Hörmet-Öz, Murat Karauz · Indian Journal of Surgery · 2012 · 17 citations · Full text

Nursing, Microbiology, Surgery +16