PROCEDURES FOR ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A STERILISATION PROCEDURE

摘要

A method for evaluating the effectiveness of a sterilization process is described. The method comprises the steps of effecting the sterilization process using a biological indicator and sterilant vapor in a sterilization chamber, measuring biological indicator survival at different differential sterilant vapor pressures, and evaluating the measured biological indicator survival against a biological indicator inactivation profile for evaluating the effectiveness of the sterilization process, wherein the biological indicator inactivation profile expresses D-values as a function of differential sterilant vapor pressures.