The Principles of Medical Device Decontamination

significantly reduce the useful shelf life of the detergent. Selecting the best detergent clearly requires an appreciation of these attributes.

Further reading

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Book: Chemical disinfection in the hospital; by Earle H. Spaulding. Spaulding, Earle H.; American Sterilizer Company. Research Division. Erie, Pa. : American Sterilizer Company, Research and Development Division; 1965 Library Catalogue ; MMS ID 9916982423406676; NLM Unique ID 101698242, available at https://catalog.nlm.nih.gov/discovery/fulldisplay/ alma9916982423406676/01NLM_INST:01NLM_INST

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b What are Detergents? Health and Safety Authority, available at https:// https://www.hsa.ie/eng/your_industry/chemicals/legislation_enforcement/ detergents/what_are_detergents/

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c The importance of detergent selection, Tim Sandle Ph.D, Clinical Services Journal, Sept 2016, available at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tim- Sandle/publication/307599133_The_importance_of_detergent_selection/ links/57cc71a708ae89cd1e86ceb4/The-importance-of-detergent-selection. pdf

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