Autoclaves: Equipment Found in the Clinical Laboratory

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dc.date.accessioned2018-07-29T02:10:29Z
dc.date.available2018-07-29T02:10:29Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractAn autoclave is a device used to sterilize medical instruments and equipment. It uses steam and pressure in the absence of air to assure sterile conditions. The small, table-top autoclave uses heat to boil water into steam. The steam continues heating and the pressure continues to increase. Bacteria cannot survive in these conditions. However, not all viruses and spores are killed. Exposing materials to a single heat cycle is somewhat effective, but sterilizing them 3 times over a period of 3 days will kill most vegetative spores.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12091/99
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherWHOen_US
dc.subjectAutoclaveen_US
dc.subjectUMDNS: 89en_US
dc.titleAutoclaves: Equipment Found in the Clinical Laboratoryen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US

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