Endotoxin levels in steam and reservoirs of table-top steam sterilizers.

Purpose: To document endotoxin levels in "Statim" cassette sterilizer reservoirs and in steam delivered to the cassette in the unwrapped instrument cycle. To document endotoxin levels in sterilizer reservoir water using different management protocols.

Methods: Endotoxin levels were determined using the Limulus Amebocyte Lysate test.