What is considered the "gold standard" for routine monitoring of the lethality of steam sterilization (autoclave) cycles in healthcare facilities?
Daily check of autoclave cycle printouts for correct time, temperature, and pressure.
Use of chemical indicator strips placed inside each sterilized pack.
Regular use of biological indicators containing spores of Geobacillus stearothermophilus.
Performing a Bowie-Dick test at the beginning of each day for pre-vacuum sterilizers.
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