ISO 11138-4:2017
Sterilization of health care products — Biological indicators — Part 4: Biological indicators for dry heat sterilization processes
ISO 11138-4:2017 specifies requirements for test organisms, suspensions, inoculated carriers, biological indicators and test methods intended for use in assessing the performance of sterilization processes employing dry heat as the sterilizing agent at sterilizing temperatures within the range of 120 °C to 180 °C.
NOTE 1 Requirements for validation and control of dry heat sterilization processes are provided by ISO 20857.
NOTE 2 Requirements for work place safety can be provided by national or regional regulations.
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
5 Test organism
6 Suspension
7 Carrier and primary packaging
8 Inoculated carriers and biological indicators
9 Population and resistance
Annex A (normative) Method for determination of resistance to dry heat sterilization
Annex B (normative) Calculation of z value
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
5 Test organism
6 Suspension
7 Carrier and primary packaging
8 Inoculated carriers and biological indicators
9 Population and resistance
Annex A (normative) Method for determination of resistance to dry heat sterilization
Annex B (normative) Calculation of z value
Bibliography