The gold standard in sterilizer monitoring.
Sterilizer monitoring with biological indicators (BIs) is considered the gold standard since BIs actually test a sterilizer's ability to kill specific strains of highly resistant organisms. Commercially available BIs consist of spores in or on a carrier, accompanied by culture medium with a color change pH indictor dye. Here, SPSmedical Supply Corp. educators address questions about these important quality assurance devices.
Hughes
Chuck
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SPSmedical Supply Corp, Rush, NY, USA.
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Hughes
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D004868:Equipment Failure; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital; D011786:Quality Control; D013242:Sterilization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards*