Water, water everywhere nor any a sterile drop to rinse your endoscope

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 256-261

  MacKay, W G ^a   Leanord, A T ^b   Williams, Craig L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b MONKLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Cross infection; Infection control; Washer disinfectors

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; EQUIPMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

BIOFILMS; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

DRINKING WATER;

EID: 0036673026     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1235     Document Type: Review

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