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GTPs were used individually for each patient and wiped by swabs soaked with 75% ethyl alcohol, ofloxacin eye drops, and 75% ethyl alcohol for at least 5 s. GTPs were directly pressed onto the surface of agar plates before (W0) and after three-step sterilization (W1, W2, and W3). All the agars were sent to the laboratory in 2 h and incubated at 37\u00b0C for 48 h. Subsequently, the growth of microbial species was assessed through visual inspection of the colonies at the inoculation points on the agar surface.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Staphylococcus. epidermidis<\/jats:italic>\n                      was the most frequently isolated bacterium and was observed in 23.33% of all prisms. Most of the bacteria were eliminated at W3 except\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Staphylococcus. epidermidis<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Kocuria roseus<\/jats:italic>\n                      in one case. The isolation rates of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Staphylococcus genus<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Staphylococcus. epidermidis<\/jats:italic>\n                      were significantly decreased (both with\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). The number of bacteria types isolated from prisms at time point W2 and W3 had a statistically significant difference compared with W1 and W (both with\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05), while W2 and W3 exhibited no significant difference.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This three-step sterilization method for GTP proved to be effective and safe for repeated use. 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