Reuse in sterile sites of single-use medical devices: How common is this in Australia?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 164, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 533-536

  Collignon, Peter J ^a   Graham, Elaine ^a   Dreimanis, Dianne E ^a  

^a WODEN VALLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLEANING; COST CONTROL; CROSS INFECTION; DEVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION;

EID: 0029914902     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122164.x     Document Type: Article

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