The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an update to guidelines for cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing medical devices.

The update includes several new areas of discussion, including :

• inactivating antibiotic-resistant bacteria
• disinfecting complex medical instruments

The guidelines also include changes such as addressing equipment design, bioterrorist agents, and emerging pathogens. The guidelines have not been updated since 1985.

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