TY - JOUR
AU - Conyer, Julie
AB - © Copyright AAMI 2018. Single user license only. Copying, networking, and distribution prohibited. FEATURE Verification Testing of Biological Indicators for Moist Heat Sterilization Patrick J. McCormick, Michael J. Schoene, Deanna Pedeville, James J. Kaiser, and Julie Conyer As described in ISO 14161:2009, “Biological Materials and Methods Patrick J. McCormick, PhD, is indicators are utilized to test the effective- BIs a research fellow with Bausch ness of a given sterilization process and the The BIs tested included self-contained BIs, + Lomb in Rochester, NY. Email: equipment used, by assessing microbial with the test organisms inoculated onto patrick.mccormick@bausch.com. lethality according to the concept of sterility paper strip carriers or suspended in growth Corresponding author assurance level.” Although the role of medium within the BI ampule, and paper biological indicators (BIs) in sterility assur- strip BIs, for which growth medium is Michael J. Schoene, BS, is a senior ance is widely recognized, BIs are subject to provided separately. BIs were obtained from research scientist with Bausch + a number of factors that may affect their 3M, Steris, SGM Biotech (now Mesa Labora- Lomb in Rochester, NY. performance and influence the outcome of tories), Raven Labs (now Mesa Laboratories), testing. These factors include 
TI - Verification Testing of Biological Indicators for Moist Heat Sterilization
JO - Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology
DO - 10.2345/0899-8205-52.3.199
DA - 2018-05-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/allen-press/verification-testing-of-biological-indicators-for-moist-heat-xFQysnpqgi
SP - 199
EP - 207
VL - 52
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -