Evaluation of procedural modifications to reduce glutaraldehyde vapors during the disinfection of endoscopes using three sampling methods

Chemical Health and Safety

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 13-20

  Rivers, Ann M ^a,b   Stephenson, Dale J ^a,b   Hegmann, Kurt T ^a,b   Lillquist, Dean R ^a,b   Derosso, Frank ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROPHENYLHYDRAZINE; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; FIBEROSCOPE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAPOR;

EID: 0036309774     PISSN: 10749098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-9098(02)00315-5     Document Type: Article

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