What is disinfection, sterilization? [1]

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 301-303

  Muscarella, L F ^a  

^a Custom Ultrasonics Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NOTE; RECYCLING; TUBERCULOSIS;

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; STERILIZATION; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL;

EID: 0032586880     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(99)70250-6     Document Type: Letter

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