High-level disinfection of gastrointestinal endoscopes: Are current guidelines adequate?

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1546-1550

  Kovacs, Brent J ^a   Chen, Yang K ^a   Kettering, James D ^b   Aprecio, Raydolfo M ^b   Roy, Ira ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; INOCULATION; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; ETHANOL; GLUTARAL; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0032975663     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.01142.x     Document Type: Article

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