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Applying the Updated ST58 in the SPD

Applying the Updated ST58 in the SPD

Update: 2025-06-02
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AAMI recently updated ST58, our guidance document on chemical sterilization and high-level sterilization in health care facilities.

To understand what this means for you in the sterile processing department, Garland-Rhea Grisby spoke to Alpa Patel, Director of Scientific Improvement at Nelson Labs. Find out how the standard has changed, and what it means for training, quality control, and using sterilization modalities like ethylene oxide.

Show Notes:

1. ANSI/AAMI ST58:20 24; Chemical sterilization andhigh-level disinfection in health care facilities: https://array.aami.org/doi/book/10.2345/9781570208799


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Applying the Updated ST58 in the SPD

Applying the Updated ST58 in the SPD

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