| Literature DB >> 13719781 |
E M DARMADY, K E HUGHES, M M BURT, B M FREEMAN, D B POWELL.
Abstract
The sterilization by radiation of disposable medical items has been investigated. Various vegetative and spore-bearing bacteria have been irradiated and results indicate that 2.5 Mrad can be recommended to give a high degree of sterility. Spores of B. pumilus (E.601) showed such resistance that it might be a suitable test organism for determining the efficiency of a radiation treatment. A high standard of packaging must be demanded for pre-sterilized products.Entities:
Keywords: RADIATION; STERILIZATION
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Year: 1961 PMID： 13719781 PMCID： PMC480158 DOI： 10.1136/jcp.14.1.55
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Pathol ISSN： 0021-9746 Impact factor: 3.411