The effectiveness of three procedures in decontaminating surgical instruments used in veterinary field necropsy

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Duffield, B.J. and Thomas, A.D. (1985) The effectiveness of three procedures in decontaminating surgical instruments used in veterinary field necropsy. Queensland Journal of Agricultural and Animal Sciences, 42 (2). pp. 89-91.

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Abstract

Mycobacterium spp. other than Mycobacterium bovis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and a Bacillus sp. were used to contaminate surgical instruments. They were then treated by each of three methods commonly used to decontaminate such instruments used in veterinary field necropsies. Flaming for 15 s and boiling for 5 min were equally effective in destroying the mycobacterial and non-mycobacterial organisms tested. Alcohol flaming did not decontaminate the instruments satisfactorily.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© The State of Queensland, Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries. Copyright protects this publication. Except for purposes permitted by the Copyright Act 1968, reproduction by whatever means is prohibited without prior written permission of the Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries, Queensland.
Keywords:	Decomtaminating; Decontaminate; Instruments; Flaming; Field necropsies.
Subjects:	Veterinary medicine
Live Archive:	26 Mar 2004
Last Modified:	03 Sep 2021 16:47

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