Microbial overgrowth in water perfusion equipment for esophageal/rectal motility

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 209-213

  Alfa, Michelle J ^a,b   Ilnyckyj, Alexandra ^a,b   MacFarlane, Nila ^a,b   Preece, Vivienne ^a,b   Allford, Sandra ^a,b   Fachnie, Beth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BURKHOLDERIA; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MANOMETRY; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECTUM MOTILITY; SAFETY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; PERFUSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0036481773     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2002.121339     Document Type: Article

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