There is a public misconception of what sterilization is versus disinfection, and in some cases, decontamination. An example of this is...

During the last 15 years, I have been involved in inspecting and training individuals who reprocess instrumentation in medical and dental...

I pose whether or not to separate contaminated instruments from clean instruments returning from the operating room. The reason I ask is,...

Optimally, the reprocessing (i.e., decontamination/ clean & sterile process) of medical instruments should take place in physically...