The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

Ambulatory surgery centers, like most facilities, cannot typically afford to purchase all of the instruments needed for the wide-range of procedures they perform. This, coupled with changing ...

Typically, moist heat sterilization (or autoclaving) is utilized in hospitals for sterilizing the surfaces of various utensils, including hollow items or wrapped goods. The process is performed by ...