The Principles of Medical Device Decontamination

6 Department of Health, Health Technical Memorandum 01-06: Decontamination of flexible endoscopes available at https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/ management-and-decontamination-of-flexible-endoscopes-htm-01-06/

[Accessed 25 Nov 2025]

i Understanding bacterial biofilms: From definition to treatment strategies, Ailing Zhao et al, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, April 2023 available at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37091673/

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Further reading

Water Quality in Healthcare by Karina Jones, 2025, available at https:// centralsterilisingclub.org/education/water-quality-in-healthcare/

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[Accessed 13th Dec 2025]

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