Influence of usage history, instrument complexity, and different cleaning procedures on the cleanliness of blood-contaminated dental surgical instruments.
Our 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.
Wu
Gang
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School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yu
Xuefen
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D001769:Blood; D003666:Decontamination / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003762:Dental Instruments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004203:Disinfection / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017743:Equipment Reuse; D006801:Humans; D019552:Infection Control, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data