Transmission of infection by gastrointestinal endoscopy and bronchoscopy

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 117-128

  Spach, David H ^a,c   Silverstein, Fred E ^a,d   Stamm, Walter E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BRONCHOSCOPY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BRONCHOSCOPES; BRONCHOSCOPY; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 0027076628     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-118-2-199301150-00008     Document Type: Review

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