Validation of the STERIS Amsco 630LS steam sterilizer autoclave for inactivation of category a medical waste from patients with high-consequence infectious diseases

Hospitals caring for patients with high-consequence pathogens may need to safely manage large volumes of category A waste. Using biological indicators to assess for successful sterilization, autoclave cycle parameters that would inactivate 4 categories of waste were identified and validated utilizin...

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Published inInfection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 260 - 262
Main Authors Tarabay, Jessica A., Morgan, Jill S., Kraft, Colleen S., Sexton, Mary Elizabeth
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.02.2024
Subjects
Biohazards
Communicable Diseases
Concise Communication
Hospitals
Humans
Inactivation
Indicator organisms
Infectious diseases
Medical Waste
Medical wastes
Pathogens
Patients
Steam
Sterilization
Temperature
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Summary:Hospitals caring for patients with high-consequence pathogens may need to safely manage large volumes of category A waste. Using biological indicators to assess for successful sterilization, autoclave cycle parameters that would inactivate 4 categories of waste were identified and validated utilizing a STERIS Amsco 630LS Steam Sterilizer.
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ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2023.188