Hygiene

The contact plates required for examining the surface disinfection must be ordered from the laboratory in good time, as they can only be stored for a limited period of time.

The surfaces to be sampled have to be cleaned and disinfected and must be well dried before sampling. The contact plates, which need to be labelled on the bottom, must be returned cooled to the laboratory within 24 hours together with the filled-in submission form.

The bioindicators necessary for evaluating the proper functioning of the sterilizers should be requested from the laboratory as needed and can be applied right in the device together with the regular sterilization material. After testing, these bioindicators have to be sent directly to the laboratory together with the filled-in submission form.

For testing the disinfection of endoscopes, two contact plates and two rinse samples are necessary for each endoscope. Before testing, the material must be requested from the laboratory in due time. A detailed description of all the processes of taking the sample will be provided. It is required to return the collected samples to the laboratory within 24 hours.