Investigation on validity period of glassware containing sterilized oral small instruments after disinfection unsealing / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the validity period of glassware containing sterilized oral instruments after disinfection unsea‐ling .Methods Fifteen stomatology consulting rooms were selected on the normal working day by using the convenience sampling method .2 sterilized glass containers (filled with sterilized instruments) were selected in each room .The samples were collected at 4 ,8 ,24 ,48 ,72 ,96 ,120 ,144 ,168 h during the use process after unsealing the containers and the growth situation of bacteria was carefully observed .Results Thirty glasswares had no bacterial growth at 4 ,8 ,24 ,48 h during the use process after unsealing ,only 3 bacteria grew in the sampling culture at 72 h ,the differences had no statistical significance compared with at 4 ,8 ,24 ,48 h (P>0 .05);10 bacteria grew in the sampling culture at 96 h ,the differences had statistical significance compared with at 4 ,8 ,24 ,48 h (P<0 .05) .The validity period of glassware containing sterilized oral instruments after disinfection unsealing was 48 h .Conclusion The validity period of glassware containing sterilized oral instruments is 48 h after disinfection unsealing ,the extension of validity period can decrease the sterilization times ,reduce the equipment wastage and prolong the equipment service life .