High-Level Disinfection or “Sterilization” of Endoscopes?

Infection Control

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 183-187

  Muscarella, Lawrence Freed ^a  

^a Custom Ultrasonics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ECONOMICS; ENDOSCOPE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0030097079     PISSN: 01959417     EISSN: 23279451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0195941700006573     Document Type: Article

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