| Title |
Quantitative analysis of residual protein contamination of podiatry instruments reprocessed through local and central decontamination units
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, January 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1757-1146-4-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gordon WG Smith, Frank Goldie, Steven Long, David F Lappin, Gordon Ramage, Andrew J Smith |
| Abstract |
The cleaning stage of the instrument decontamination process has come under increased scrutiny due to the increasing complexity of surgical instruments and the adverse affects of residual protein contamination on surgical instruments. Instruments used in the podiatry field have a complex surface topography and are exposed to a wide range of biological contamination. Currently, podiatry instruments are reprocessed locally within surgeries while national strategies are favouring a move toward reprocessing in central facilities. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of local and central reprocessing on podiatry instruments by measuring residual protein contamination of instruments reprocessed by both methods. |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 23% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 15% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
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| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 8% |
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