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Common Sterile Processing Errors & How Top Techs Avoid Them

Blood cultures from 47 patients at a Seattle hospital came back positive for bacterial infections in 2019. The culprit was improperly reprocessed surgical instruments. While the hospital scrambled to notify affected patients and manage the fallout, the sterile processing department had to accept that preventable errors had put lives at risk.

February 15, 2026
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