Effectiveness of manual cleaning and disinfection of gastroendoscopes with 3% glutaraldehyde for decreasing the risk of transmission of hepatitis C virus

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1803-1806

  Poles, Michael A ^b   Fuerst, Marie ^a   McGowan, Ian ^a   Elliott, Julie ^a   Rezaei, Ario ^a   Mark, Dustin ^a   Taing, Philip ^a   Anton, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BENZETHONIUM; DISINFECTANTS; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPES; GLUTARAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034972979     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(01)02359-0     Document Type: Article

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