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Appendix A
Methods for Sterilizing and Disinfecting Patient-Care Items and
Environmental Surfaces
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Source: Reprinted from Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings, 2003.
MMWR, December 19, 2003:52(RR-17). Appendix C, Methods for Sterilizing and Disinfecting
Patient-Care Items and Environmental Surfaces.
Guidelines: http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/infectioncontrol/guidelines/. Accessed May 5, 2008.
Appendix C: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5217a4.htm. Accessed May 5,
2008.
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