A survey of reprocessing methods, residual viable bioburden, and soil levels in patient-ready endoscopic retrograde choliangiopancreatography duodenoscopes used in Canadian centers

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 198-206

  Alfa, Michelle J ^a,b   Olson, Nancy ^a   DeGagne, Pat ^a   Jackson, Michele ^a  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; ENDOTOXIN; GLUTARALDEHYDE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CLEANING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DUODENOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; STORAGE; TECHNIQUE; TUBE;

EID: 0036221219     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502035     Document Type: Article

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