Advantages and limitations of automatic flexible endoscope reprocessors

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 304-309

  Muscarella, Lawrence F ^a  

^a Custom Ultrasonics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDOSCOPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION;

EID: 0029783485     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(96)90062-0     Document Type: Article

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