Transmission of Helicobacter pylori infection via flexible fiberoptic endoscopy

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 396-401

  Akamatsu, Takashi ^a   Tabata, Koichi ^a   Hironga, Michitaka ^a   Kawakami, Hiroaki ^b   Uyeda, Masaru ^c  

^a KYUSHU KOSEI NENKIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Nagaoka Chuo General Hospital   (Japan)

^c KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; FIBEROSCOPE; GASTROSCOPY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION;

EID: 0029957184     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(96)90028-0     Document Type: Article

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