Endoscope washers - A protocol for their use

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 210-215

  Marchetti, M G ^a   Salvatorelli, G ^a   Finzi, G ^b   Cugini, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkaline glutaraldehyde; Endoscope disinfection; Endoscope washer

Indexed keywords

ANIOSYME; DIDECYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; ISOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOSTASIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BILIARY TRACT ENDOSCOPY; COLONOSCOPY; COLONY FORMATION; DISINFECTION; DUODENOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HOSPITAL INFECTION;

EID: 0033646329     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0832     Document Type: Article

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