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Is there documentation of the time/temperature necessary for sterilizing potentially smallpox-infected material using autoclave/steam sterilization?

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Is there documentation of the time/temperature necessary for sterilizing potentially smallpox-infected material using autoclave/steam sterilization?

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The standard time and temperature requirements for steam/autoclave sterilization are adequate to kill the smallpox virus. Items contaminated with the smallpox virus should be sterilized using the same sterilization parameters recommended by the manufacturers’ of the instrument, the sterilizer and the container or wrap.

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