Author : World Health Organization
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ISBN 13 : 9789241210027
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (1 download)
Book Synopsis Guidelines on Sterilization and High-level Disinfection Methods Effective Against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). by : World Health Organization
Download or read book Guidelines on Sterilization and High-level Disinfection Methods Effective Against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). written by World Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be transmitted from one person to another through the use of non-sterile needles, syringes, and other skinpiercing and invasive instruments. Proper sterilization of all such instruments is therefore important to prevent its transmission. Heat is the most effective method for inactivating HIV; methods for sterilization and highlevel disinfection by boiling is feasible in most circumstances, as this requires only a source of heat, a container, and water. In practical and field settings, high-level disinfection with chemicals is far less reliable.