November 15, 2017

Latest steam sterilization standard available from AAMI

By: Susan Klacik, BS, CRCST, CHL, CIS, ACE, FCS
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The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) in September released the newest version of the ANSI/AAMI ST 79 Comprehensive Guide to Steam Sterilization and Sterility Assurance in Healthcare Facilities. This document, last updated in 2013, has been under a major review for changes in the format presentation and content. It contains new information that has been reorganized for easier access.

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