CEREBROSPINALECTOMY
Student: "Why is this kit marked single use?" Me: "Because if it is what we suspect, nothing we own can clean it." Student: "Not the autoclave?" Me: "Not the autoclave. The thing we are worried about is not alive. You cannot kill it. You can only stop owning the instrument." Send this to whoever thought the autoclave was the final boss.
EXPLAINED (ACCURACY-CHECKED)
Prion proteins are markedly resistant to routine sterilisation, including standard autoclaving and common chemical disinfectants. Infection-control guidance for suspected prion disease therefore specifies enhanced decontamination protocols or single-use instruments with disposal.
Established infection-control fact: prions resist standard autoclaving and chemical disinfection; guidance specifies enhanced decontamination or single-use disposal.
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