Validation of a cleaning test for flexible endoscopes;Validierung eines reinigungstestverfahrens für flexible endoskope

Zentralsterilisation - Central Service

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 165-178

  Orzechowski, T J H ^a   De Bruijn, A C P ^b   Wassenaa, C ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cleaning and disinfection; Cleaning validation test; Flexible endoscopes; Surrogate endoscope; Washer disinfectors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLEANING; DEVICE; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HOSPITAL; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MUCUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0038417160     PISSN: 09426086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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