Entonox equipment as a potential source of cross-infection

Anaesthesia

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 176-179

  Chilvers, R J ^a   Weisz, M ^a  

^a PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breathing filters; Breathing systems; Complications; Cross infection; Equipment

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BREATHING APPARATUS; CLEANING; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; FACE MASK; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033960719     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2000.055002176.x     Document Type: Article

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