Standardized reprocessing of reusable colonoscopy biopsy forceps is effective: Results of a German multicenter study

Endoscopy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-202

  Jung, M ^a   Beilenhoff, U ^a   Pietsch, M ^b   Kraft, B ^b   Rippin, G ^b  

^a St Hildegardis Krankenhaus   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLEANING; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; FORCEPS; GERMANY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RANDOMIZATION; RECYCLING; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; ULTRASOUND;

BACTERIA; BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPES; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; STERILIZATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 0037334556     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-37270     Document Type: Article

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