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Appendix C
Methods for Sterilizing and Disinfecting Patient-Care Items
and Environmental Surfaces*
References
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C-2. US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 29 CFR Part 1910.1030. Occupational exposure to
bloodborne pathogens; needlesticks and other sharps injuries; final rule. Federal Register 2001;66:5317--25. As amended from and includes 29 CFR Part 1910.1030. Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens; final rule. Federal Register 1991;56:64174--82. Available at http://www. osha.gov/SLTC/dentistry/index.html.
C-3. ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø. Guidelines for environmental infection control in health-care facilities: recommendations of ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). MMWR 2003;52(No. RR-10).
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