Lessons from outbreaks associated with bronchoscopy

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 403-408

  Weber, D J ^a   Rutala, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISINFECTION; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPY; EPIDEMIC; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034827267     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501924     Document Type: Editorial

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