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Influence of Usage History, Instrument Complexity, and Different Cleaning Procedures on the Cleanliness of Blood-Contaminated Dental Surgical Instruments
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 06/11/09
Wu G et al. - This study assessed the factors that influence the resistance of blood residues on dental surgical instruments to washer-disinfector–based cleaning procedures in a clinical setting. The use of 2 additional cleaning methods—presoaking and scrubbing by hand—and the use of newer and/or less structurally complex instruments significantly increased the efficacy of washer-disinfector cleaning.
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