Peracetic acid: An alternative to sterilization of fiberoptic bronchoscopes;Ácido peracético: Alternativa a la esterilización de broncofibroscopios

Archivos de Bronconeumologia

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 133-135

  Villate Navarro, J I ^a,b   Barren, J ^a   Zalacain R ^a   Urcelay, M I ^a   Hernandez J M ^a   Argumedo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; PERACETIC ACID;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BRONCHOSCOPE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ACINETOBACTER; BRONCHOSCOPES; DISINFECTANTS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; PERACETIC ACID; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0031085287     PISSN: 03002896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0300-2896(15)30642-6     Document Type: Article

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