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Brief Report: Biological Indicators

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Patrick J. McCormick
Patrick J. McCormick*
Affiliation:
MDT Corporation, Rochester, New York
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1777, East Henrietta Road (14623), PO Box 23077, Rochester, NY 14692-3077
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I read with great interest the article by Kotilainen and Gantz in Infection Control [now Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology] regarding biological indicators (BIs) for use with flash sterilization processes. Although this study was conducted with greater care than previous investigations in this area, we believe that certain relevant factors regarding the effect of BI design on BI performance may have been overlooked. Because of differences in the design and construction of the BIs evaluated, a significant variation in response to flash sterilization or high temperature processing may result. Such an effect was first noted by Perkins et al and has been commented on by Reich and Fitzpartrick and Joslyn.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 9 , Issue 11 , November 1988 , pp. 504 - 506
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1988

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