Microbiological, microstructure, and material science examinations of reprocessed Combitubes® after multiple reuse

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 693-697

  Lipp, Markus D W ^a   Jaehnichen, Gunnar ^a   Golecki, Nikolaus ^a   Fecht, Gerda ^b   Reichl, Rudolf ^c   Heeg, Peter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b remed Gesellschaft für Wiederaufbereitung mbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTUBATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033863371     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/00000539-200009000-00037     Document Type: Article

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