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Peter A

In article >, says...
> If that was the case hospitals would use $400 dishwashers instead of
> multi thousand dollar autoclaves to sterilize instruments.
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Don't be a twit. You cannot wash surgical instruments in a caustic
detergent. The autoclaves are required to get the high temperature
needed to sterilize with heat alone.

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Peter Aitken