backed up or just
one."
4. Use rapid-
read biologicals
and more of
them
Can you be sure your
instruments are ster-
ile after undergoing
high-level disinfec-
tion? Not if you're not
using a biological on
every load.
"Some facilities only
run biologicals with
implants, or only
once a week. That's
bad," says Mr. Duro.
"Why? Say on a
Monday you put a
biological in, incubate
it and it's fine. You go
on sterilizing kits all
week and then on
Thursday, you have
an implant. So you
run a biological, incu-
bate it and it comes
up positive. You now
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