Open AccessSterlisation and disinfection: A review
Author(s) -
Dipankar Sarkar,
Sweta Shabam,
Mohit Tomar,
Debarghya Bhattacharyya,
Monika Sehrawat,
Dania Fatima
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of oral health dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2395-499X
pISSN - 2395-4914
DOI - 10.18231/j.ijohd.2022.004
Subject(s) - endospore , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , biology , spore
Sterlisation as well as disinfection is the key factor of preventing infection control. Both the processes i.e. sterlisation as well as disinfection helps in removing the pathogens. Endospore is the only key factor to distinguish between the two techniques. In the process of disinfection only pathogens are removed but endospores didn’t removed from the process of disinfection. While the process which includes the destruction of endospores as well as the pathogens is known as sterlisation.