Worst-case soiling levels for patient-used flexible endoscopes before and after cleaning

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 392-401

  Alfa, Michelle J ^a,b   Degagne, P ^a   Olson, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; CARBOHYDRATE; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOGLOBIN; PROTEIN; SODIUM ION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPE; CLEANING; COLONOSCOPE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DUODENOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0032862918     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(99)70004-0     Document Type: Article

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