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Archive > August, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 8

Infection Prevention

Plasma or Ozone: Which Is Better For You?

Nancy Chobin, RN, AAS, ACSP, CSPDM

Sterilizing an endoscope that's sensitive to heat and moisture in a steam autoclave could damage the device. Considering what we pay for endoscopes, we want them to last for a long time. Steam may still be the standard for sterilization, but we may start looking for less distressing techniques to treat our high-tech devices.

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