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Earle Spaulding of Temple University (Philadelphia, Pa) in a 1939 paper on disinfection of surgical instruments in a chemical solution〔http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2000/09/figure-1-classifications.aspx〕 proposed "a strategy for sterilization or disinfection of inanimate objects and surfaces based on the degree of risk involved in their use."〔http://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/glossary.htm〕 for the medical community. "Due to his extensive study of disinfection and sterilization of medical instruments, Spaulding further refined his classification of appropriate treatment of medical devices based upon how a device is used. Chemical disinfection was classified as low level, high level, and sterilization based upon whether a device contacted intact skin, mucous membranes, or was introduced into the sterile cavity of the body."〔 ==Spaulding classification== * The three categories are critical, semicritical, or noncritical. * The system also established three levels of germicidal activity for disinfection (high, intermediate, and low). * Used for the basis of FDA and EPA guidelines. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Earle H Spaulding」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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