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Description of included studies, showing numbers describing the different decontamination procedures included in the review
| Procedure | Total no. of studies | Equipment level | |
| Critical | Semicritical | ||
| Dry heat | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pressurised steam | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Boiling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bleach | 33 | 10 | 23 |
| Formaldehyde | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Glutaraldehyde | 39 | 12 | 27 |
| Hydrogen peroxide | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| 70% alcohol | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Povidone iodine | 13 | 0 | 13 |
