Rinse water for heat labile endoscopy equipment

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-16

  Richards, J ^a   Spencer, R ^a,b   Fraise, A ^b,c   Lee, J ^a   Parnell, P ^d   Cookson, B ^a   Hoffman, P ^a   Phillips, G ^e   Brown, N ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Hospital Infection Society   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endoscopy rinse water; Guidelines; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; ENDOSCOPE; EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECONTAMINATION; ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; WATER;

EID: 0036581334     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1172     Document Type: Article

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