DISINFECTION IN UPPER-DIGESTIVE-TRACT ENDOSCOPY IN BRITAIN

The Lancet

Volumn 317, Issue 8229, 1981, Pages 1093-1094

  Axon, A T R ^a,b,c,d   Cockel, R ^a,b,c,d   Banks, J ^a,b,c,d   Deverill, C E A ^a,b,c,d   Newmann, C ^a,b,c,d  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Hospital Infection Research Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; POVIDONE IODINE;

DIAGNOSIS; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FIBEROSCOPE; GASTROSCOPY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; STOMACH; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS INFECTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPY; GREAT BRITAIN; INFECTION CONTROL; PSEUDOMONAS; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0019449209     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(81)92252-2     Document Type: Article

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