title: Steam sterilization: a comparison of Steam-Clox and some european biological indicators.
abstract: Results of a study of the reaction of a chemical indicator (Steam-Clox) and of two biological indicators exposed to steam sterilization with varying amounts of air introduced with the steam, indicate that the chemical indicator is capable of detecting significantly smaller amounts of air than either of the biological indicators tested.
mesh_terms: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008722:Methods; D013227:Steam; D013242:Sterilization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D013227:Steam