APIC guideline for infection prevention and control in flexible endoscopy

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 19-38

  Martin, Michael A ^a   Reichelderfer, Mark ^b   Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc, ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRONCHOSCOPY; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSCOPY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PARASITOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION; BRONCHOSCOPE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MYCOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRONCHOSCOPES; BRONCHOSCOPY; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MYCOSES; PARASITIC DISEASES; STERILIZATION; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0028299318     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0196-6553(94)90087-6     Document Type: Article

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