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ISO 11138-3:2017
International Standard
ISO 11138-3:2017
Sterilization of health care products — Biological indicators — Part 3: Biological indicators for moist heat sterilization processes
Edition 3
2017-03
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ISO 11138-3:2017
66446
Published (Edition 3, 2017)
This publication was last reviewed and confirmed in 2022. Therefore this version remains current.

Abstract

ISO 11138-3:2017 specifies requirements for test organisms, suspensions, inoculated carriers, biological indicators and test methods intended for use in assessing the performance of sterilization processes employing moist heat as the sterilizing agent.

NOTE 1 Requirements for validation and control of moist heat sterilization processes are provided by the ISO 17665 series.

NOTE 2 National or regional regulations can provide requirements for work place safety.

General information

  •  : Published
     : 2017-03
    : International Standard confirmed [90.93]
  •  : 3
     : 8
  • ISO/TC 198
    11.080.01 
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