Sustainable Hospitals - Products and Resources for Category

Products and Resources for Category:
Sterilants

Category
Sterilants
Product & Manufacturer	Comments
Metrex Compliance(TM) High Level Disinfectant/Sterilant Metrex Research Corporation 800-841-1428 http://www.metrex.com	7.35% Hydrogen Peroxide and 0.23% Peracetic acid High level disinfection in 15 minutes at 20 degrees Celsius (room temperature) Sterilization in 3 hours at 20 degrees Celsius (room temperature) Ready to use, full 14-day reuse
Product & Manufacturer	Comments
Steris 20(TM) Sterilant Steris Corporation 800-548-4873 http://www.steris.com/steris/health/index.htm	0.2% peracetic acid (diluted from 35%) Designed for sterilization. Sterilizes in 12 minutes at 50-55 degrees Celsius Sterilant solution is cleared for use ONLY with the the STERIS System 1(TM) Processor Instruments "patient ready" in <30 minutes
Product & Manufacturer	Comments
Sterrad 50 and Sterrad 100S Advanced Sterilization Products 888-783-7723 http://sterrad.com	Enclosed system generates hydrogen peroxide gas plasma (from 58% hydrogen peroxide) Effective for sterilization Sterrad 50 sterilizes during a 45 minute cycle

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Resource type
Article
APIC Guideline for Selection and Use of Disinfectants by WA Rutala (1996) APIC Guideline for Selection and Use of Disinfectants. American Journal of Infection Control 24:313-42 This Guideline is to assist health care professionals in their decisions involving the judicious selction and proper use of specific disinfectants. The Guideline can be accessed via the following web address. http://www.apic.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Guidelines&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=6&ContentID=519
British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) Endoscope Committee (1998) Cleaning and Disinfection of Eequipment for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Report of a Working Party of the British Society of Gastroenterology Endoscopy Committee. Gut 42:585-593
Royal College of Nursing (2000) Is There an Alternative to Glutaraldehyde? A Review of Agents Used in Cold Sterilisation. Royal College of Nursing Working Well Initiative. November, 2000 http://www.rcn.org.uk/index.html

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Resource type
Web site
Center for Devices and Radiological Health (2000) Sterilants and High Level Disinfectants Cleared by FDA in a 510(k) as of January 28, 2000 with General Claims for Processing Reusable Medical and Dental Devices. Center for Devices and Radiological Health Office of Device Evlauation , Division of Dental, Infection Control and General Hospital Devices. http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ode/germlab.html
NIOSH Publication; Glutaraldehyde: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals This brochure is published by NIOSH. It provides useful information on adverse health effects of glutaraldehyde, how you can be exposed to glutaraldehyde, and suggests control methods and work practices to prevent or reduce your exposure to glutaraldehyde. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/2001-115.html

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