Validation of the STERIS Amsco 630LS steam sterilizer autoclave for inactivation of category a medical waste from patients with high-consequence infectious diseases

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Feb;45(2):260-262. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.188. Epub 2023 Sep 7.

Abstract

Hospitals caring for patients with high-consequence pathogens may need to safely manage large volumes of category A waste. Using biological indicators to assess for successful sterilization, autoclave cycle parameters that would inactivate 4 categories of waste were identified and validated utilizing a STERIS Amsco 630LS Steam Sterilizer.

MeSH terms

  • Communicable Diseases*
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Medical Waste*
  • Steam
  • Sterilization

Substances

  • Medical Waste
  • Steam