title: Sterilization update.
abstract: After publication of the sterilization standards, it is the related issues that are being debated. This article reviews some of the issues posed by the published standards and the new areas that are under consideration, which include bioburden determination and ethylene oxide residual levels.
authors.affiliation: Griffith Micro Science Ltd., Somercotes, UK.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Hobbs
mesh_terms: D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005027:Ethylene Oxide / Q000009:adverse effects; D005060:Europe; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000592:standards; D016272:Occupational Health; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*