IJMABHR International Journal of Medical and All Body Health ResearchIJMABHR 2582-8940 Anfo Publication House 232 10.54660/IJMBHR.2024.5.3.34-38 Microbiology isolated from devices and tools used in anesthesia: A Review AhmedOmayma Nawfal SalihNoor Thaer ShehabNoor Ahmed SaadiAli M Department of Anesthesia Techniques, Mosul Medical Technical Institute, Northern Technical University, Iraq 2024 5 3 34 38 12052024 15062024 CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Microorganisms are considered one of the most widespread neighborhoods on surfaces, devices and equipment, and among these devices are anesthesia devices that are used in surgeries, where these equipment are exposed to microbial contamination and thus cause great risks to humans, so these devices must be taken care of, cleaned and sterilized to eliminate microbes.

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