title: Disinfection of an infrared coagulation device used to treat hemorrhoids.
abstract: Infrared coagulation devices are used to treat internal hemorrhoids, and as semicritical items should undergo high-level disinfection between patients. We developed and validated a method for disinfecting an infrared coagulation device that cannot be immersed in disinfectant solution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Health Care System, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7030, USA.
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Rutala
authors.forename: Maria F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Gergen
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000382:microbiology*; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans