The Principles of Medical Device Decontamination

Table of contents First page Last page

Foreword		3
Chapter 1 - Microbiology		7
Chapter 2 - Decontamination Life Cycle		20
Chapter 4 - Minimal Invasive Surgery and Complex instrumentation		50
Chapter 5 - Legislation, Standards and Guidance		58
Chapter 6 - Decontamination Water Requirements		64
Chapter 7 - Reusable Flexible Endoscopes and accessories 		78
Chapter 8 - Detergents		88
Chapter 9 - Disinfectants for Medical Devices		94
Chapter 10 - Sterilization Processes for Medical Devices		100
Chapter 11 - Monitoring Sterilization Processes		120
Chapter 12 - Infection Prevention and Control, including Environmental cleanliness and Occupational Health and Wellbeing		132
Chapter 13 - Training, Education and Staff Competency		150
Chapter 14 - Approach to analysing perceived decontamination failures		165
Glossary		172

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