Sterilization of paper during crisis

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Table 2 The efficiency of dry heat at different periods in the sterilization of pathogenic contaminated paper

Treatments			Average no. of organisms				Inactivation of tested organism %
Time (min)	Tested organism	Temperature °C	Control	100 °C	150 °C	200 °C	100 °C	150 °C	200 °C
15 min	Gram-positive bacteria	Bacillus cereus	10 × 10⁶	6 × 10³	5 × 10³	0.0	99.0	99.9	100
	Gram-positive bacteria	Staphylococcus aureus	8 × 10⁷	30 × 10⁴	27 × 10⁴	0.0	99.0	99.6	100
	Gram-negative bacteria	Escherichia coli	9 × 10⁶	25 × 10⁴	21 × 10⁴	0.0	97.2	97.7	100
	Gram-negative bacteria	Salmonella typhi	12 × 10⁶	20 × 10⁴	17 × 10⁴	0.0	98.3	98.6	100
	Fungi	Candida albicans	8 × 10⁶	23 × 10⁴	19 × 10⁴	0.0	97.1	97.6	100
30 min	Gram-positive bacteria	Bacillus cereus	10 × 10⁶	0.0	0.0	0.0	100	100	100
	Gram-positive bacteria	Staphylococcus aureus	8 × 10⁷	7 × 10²	0.0	0.0	99.9	100	100
	Gram-negative bacteria	Escherichia coli	9 × 10⁶	5 × 10²	0.0	0.0	99.9	100	100
	Gram-negative bacteria	Salmonella typhi	12 × 10⁶	3.5 × 10²	0.0	0.0	99.9	100	100
	Fungi	Candida albicans	8 × 10⁶	4 × 10²	0.0	0.0	99.9	100	100
60 min	Gram-positive bacteria	Bacillus cereus	10 × 10⁶	0.0	0.0	0.0	100	100	100
	Gram-positive bacteria	Staphylococcus aureus	8 × 10⁷	0.0	0.0	0.0	100	100	100
	Gram-negative bacteria	Escherichia coli	9 × 10⁶	0.0	0.0	0.0	100	100	100
	Gram-negative bacteria	Salmonella typhi	12 × 10⁶	0.0	0.0	0.0	100	100	100
	Fungi	Candida albicans	8 × 10⁶	0.0	0.0	0.0	100	100	100