APIC guideline for infection prevention and control in flexible endoscopy

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 138-155

  Alvarado, Carla J ^a   Reichelderfer, Mark ^a  

^a APIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDOSCOPY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0034008710     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2000.106054     Document Type: Article

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