. Clinical gyncology, medical and surgical. ne of the quickest agents whichwe possess is boiling water. The ordinary pyogenic cocci and other vege-tative bacteria are killed by it in from one to five seconds, while anthrax GYNECOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE. 99 spores succumb in about two minutes; and while it is true that there arcspores which arc much more resistant, these arc not pathogenic for humanbeings, so that we may safely say that exposure to the action of brisklyboiling water for from fifteen to thirty minutes will almost certainly insurecomplete disinfection. Sterilization by steam is another
. Clinical gyncology, medical and surgical. ne of the quickest agents whichwe possess is boiling water. The ordinary pyogenic cocci and other vege-tative bacteria are killed by it in from one to five seconds, while anthrax GYNECOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE. 99 spores succumb in about two minutes; and while it is true that there arcspores which arc much more resistant, these arc not pathogenic for humanbeings, so that we may safely say that exposure to the action of brisklyboiling water for from fifteen to thirty minutes will almost certainly insurecomplete disinfection. Sterilization by steam is another simple and practical method. To insuresuccess an apparatus must be used in which all the air is expelled from thechamber by the steam and an even temperature of 100° C. (212° F.) canbe maintained throughout. Several kinds of steam-sterilizers have been recommended. One of thecheapest and most convenient is the copper sterilizer of Arnold, made byWilmot Castle & Co., Rochester, New York. (Fig. 10.) This is especially Fig. 10. Fio.
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