Evaluation of endoscope sheaths as viral barriers

Laryngoscope

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 636-639

  Baker, Karen H ^a   Chaput, Maria P ^a   Clavet, Clark R ^a   Varney, George W ^a   To, Theresa M ^a   Lytle, C David ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscope sheath; Quality assurance; Viral barrier

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTAMINATION; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TITRATION;

EID: 0032918252     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199904000-00022     Document Type: Article

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