title: When a single hair or suture has been through the sterilization process, is it sterile?
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Gillespie
authors: Norlidah
authors: N
authors: Othman
authors: Despina
authors: D
authors: Kotsanas
mesh_terms: D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000592:standards*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D013537:Sutures