Associations & Organisations
- Arbeitskreis für Instrumentenaufbereitung
- BVMed – Bundesverband Medizintechnik
- DGHM - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie – only German
- DGKH - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Krankenhaushygiene
- DGSV – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sterilgutversorgung - only German
- SPECTARIS – German Hightech Industry Association
- IHO – Industrieverband Hygiene und Oberflächenschutz - only German
- ESGENA – European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses and Associates
- VAH – Verband für Angewandte Hygiene - only German
- WFHSS – World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply
- IAHSCMM – International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- Hospital Network
- Infection Control Education Institute
- NCHSE - National Consortium for Health Science Education
Standards Committees, Rules and Guidelines:
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit – only German
- DIN – Deutsches Institut für Normung
- ISO – International Organization for Standardization
- Normenausschuss Medizin im DIN (NAMed)
- Robert-Koch-Institut (RKI)
- FDA – US Food and Drug Administration
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Infection Control Support Association of Japan – only Japanese