Why is sterilizer monitoring necessary? What types of sterilizer monitoring are available? Why use a sterilizer monitoring service? What is the difference between a one-strip and a two-strip test? What can cause a positive test?
Most offices are not equipped to process biological tests. A monitoring service has the equipment and the technical staff necessary to process these tests. In addition, a monitoring service provides documentation of sterilizer monitoring from an independent laboratory should a problem arise and verification of testing is needed.