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Archive >  Infection Control 2007

Sterile Processing's Link to Infections

In the fight against SSIs, prevention starts with sterile tools.

David Bernard, Senior Associate Editor

The uncertainty that surrounds the exact causes and incidence rates of surgical site infections in the outpatient setting extends to the role that sterile processing plays in their prevention - or the role that a lack of proper processing plays in their spread.

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