The test materials and the instructions will be sent to you after we have received your submission form. Samples can be collected up to the expiration date of the test kit, or up to a maximum of 3 days for test sets designed for devices for cleaning and disinfecting surgical instruments as long as the kit is stored according to the specifications in the accompanying documents.
For monitoring the surface disinfection you will be provided with contact plates. The surfaces to be sampled must be cleaned and disinfected and must be well dried before sampling. The contact plates, which need to be labelled on the bottom, need to be stored at room temperature and returned to the laboratory within 24 hours together with the filled-in submission form.
The bioindicators necessary for evaluating the proper functioning of the sterilisers can be applied right in the device together with the regular sterilisation material. After testing, these bioindicators and the positive control need to be stored at room temperature and sent promptly have to be sent directly to the laboratory together with the filled-in submission form.
For testing the disinfection of endoscopes, two swabs with medium, two rinse samples and a water sample from the endoscopy water bottle are required for each endoscope. As described in the instructions, it is necessary to store the collected samples at room temperature and return them to the laboratory within 24 hours.
For testing devices for cleaning and disinfecting surgical instruments, the test set components (bioindicators and transport controls) must be requested from the laboratory and can be stored at 7 °C to 10 °C for a maximum of 3 days before use. Once the hygiene tests have been completed, the components need to be stored at room temperature and sent to the laboratory within 24 hours together with the filled-in submission form.
If you participate regularly (2x a year) in these hygiene tests, you will get a certificate stating the successful annual monitoring of your device (steriliser, endoscope, device for cleaning and disinfecting surgical instruments) or the surface disinfection test.