An economic analysis of the benefits of sterilizing medical instruments in low- temperature systems instead of steam Victoria McCreanor, LLB, MSc, Nicholas.

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An economic analysis of the benefits of sterilizing medical instruments in low- temperature systems instead of steam Victoria McCreanor, LLB, MSc, Nicholas Graves, PhD American Journal of Infection Control Volume 45, Issue 7, Pages 756-760 (July 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.02.026 Copyright © 2017 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 Model structure. American Journal of Infection Control 2017 45, 756-760DOI: (10.1016/j.ajic.2017.02.026) Copyright © 2017 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

Fig 2 Distribution of the results of probabilistic sensitivity analysis of the internal rate of return. American Journal of Infection Control 2017 45, 756-760DOI: (10.1016/j.ajic.2017.02.026) Copyright © 2017 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Terms and Conditions