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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Sep 7 4:51pm | Replies (52)
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This will be a difficult habit for me to break. So what's the difference between cleaning and sterilization? Cleaning removes dirt, debris, impurities, etc while sterilization eliminates microorganisms, bacteria etc. Does this mean that sterilization both cleans and sterilizes? Playing devil's advocate here!
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Oh dear, it wasn't clear, I didn't say no cleaning - just that you don't need to use sterile water for it, any germs introduced by tap water will be killed by sterilizing. No soaking is needed either. You also do not need to use sterile water in the sterilizer, but they may recommend distilled water to limit residues from minerals in regular water. Dr Joe Falkinham recommends Dawn detergent as they have demonstrated that it breaks up biofilm when used 1:10 with tap water.
So the steps with the baby bottle sterilizer - 1) wash in soap and water, 2) rinse in clear [tap] water, 3) drop in the sterilizer.