학술논문
Etude du maintien de la stérilité lors du stockage de sets d’instrument contenus dans un emballage en coton après un cycle de stérilisation réalisé dans un autoclave mobile habituellement utilisé dans les zones rurales des pays en développement
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Le Pharmacien Hospitalier et Clinicien; 20210101, Issue: Preprints
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22111042
Abstract
The "All American" is a mobile autoclave commonly used in developing countries. The objective of this study was to evaluate the sterility of cotton cloth wrapped instruments up to 7 days of storage. For this purpose, 3 “All American” sterilization cycles were conducted, one cycle weekly during a period of three weeks. Each cycle contained 5 sets composed of three clamps, wrapped in cotton cloth. Sterility maintenance was tested at J1, J2, J3, J4 and J7. The sets were stored in a heating chamber in order to reproduce the storage conditions of tropical climates. Bacteriological and mycological analyses were carried out on the outside and inside of the cotton, as well as on the clamps of each set. Although residual humidity rates up to 12% were recorded on cotton sets after cycles, we did not report bacterial or fungal growth, nor inside the cotton wraps, neither onto the clamps.