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Infection Prevention
Breaking Down Enzymatic Cleaners
Rose Seavey, RN, MBA, CNOR, ACSP

Rose Seavey, RN, MBA, CNOR, ACSP The first and most important step in decontamination is thorough cleaning to reduce bioburden on surgical instruments. No other step so greatly enhances the likelihood of sterilization.

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