Nosocomial infections from contaminated endoscopes: A flawed automated endoscope washer. An investigation using molecular epidemiology

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 3 SUPPL. 2, 1991, Pages

  Alvarado, Carla J ^a   Stolz, Susan M ^a   Maki, Dennis G ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; ENDOSCOPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; DNA, VIRAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0025992682     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(91)90381-7     Document Type: Article

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