Different studies and reports have shown that conventional wet chemical cleaning and sterilization methods of used biomaterials and medical devices are inadequate. There is significant risk of infections and associated diseases that arise due to the use of reprocessed surgical equipment during medical procedures. For example, transmissible spongiform encephalopathy infectivity, which is highly resistant to conventional methods of deactivation, can be transmitted iatrogenically. However, a complete ban on the reuse of medical devices will have major implications for health care costs and will also be environmentally unsound. / Thesis (MApSc)--University of South Australia, 2006.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/286484 |
| Creators | Banerjee, Kishore Kumar |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | copyright under review |
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