Sterilisation method involving pressurised moist heat. Autoclaves are primarily used to sterilise medical instruments, surgical linen, swabs, etc. The moisture even removes bacterial spores that are more resistant to dry heat...

Hygienic hand disinfection is defined as rubbing the dry hands with alcohol-based preparations over a time period of 30 seconds. The aim of the procedure is the inactivation of the microorganisms that reached the surface of the skin...

Disinfection of used medical instruments. The reprocessing is subject to legal regulations (Medical Devices Operator Ordinance) that are summarised in the RKI recommendation "Hygiene Requirements for Reprocessing of Medical Devices"...