Sentence examples for contaminated instruments from inspiring English sources

The machine washer/disinfector consistently reduced levels of MRSA and VRE on surgical instruments (N = 15 for each pathogen) to below the limit of detection (<1 log10CFU), whereas control contaminated instruments were all positive for contamination with the inoculated pathogens (P < 0.0001).

When, however, an antiseptic is to be used to disinfect contaminated instruments or other inanimate objects, its toxic properties are not important, and many compounds (called disinfectants) may be used that cannot be applied to living tissues.

The possible sources include the patient's eyelids and conjunctiva, contaminated instruments, intraocular lenses, or irrigating solutions, airborne germs, and major breaches in the sterile techniques [2, 3, 6].

Possible sources include contaminated instruments, clothes or bathing facilities for the newborn.

VRE are easily transmitted via healthcare workers' hands or clothes, or via contaminated instruments or environment [ 1].

Moreover, patients who have undergone surgical procedures with possibly contaminated instruments need to undergo a risk assessment with long-term follow-up after careful ethical consideration.

We assumed that the maximum number of times any of the N instruments is used in the treatment of an infectious sCJD patient was U. The number of reuses of a contaminated instrument may therefore range from 0 if the instrument was not used after the sCJD patient, to U 1 if it was first used on the sCJD patient.

Rocket exhaust gases during Lunar Module (LM) ascent caused dust and debris to (i) contaminate instruments 17 m distant (Apollo 11) as expected, and (ii) unexpectedly cleanse Apollo hardware 130 m (Apollo 12) and 180 m (Apollo 14) from LM. TDS photos uniquely document in situ cohesion of dust particles and their adhesion to 12 different test surfaces.

Medical technician suspected of contaminating instruments at hospitals tests positive for HIV.

HCV can be transmitted by contaminated blood, ear and nose piercing and contaminated medical instruments.

This suggests that the risk of onward transmission of vCJD through other routes, for example contaminated surgical instruments, have not been increased by adaptation of the infectious agent to humans following secondary passage.