Extending the shelf-life of decontaminated flexible colonoscopes [4]

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1004-1005

  Riley, Robin G ^a,c   Beanland, Christine J ^b,c   Polglase, Adrian L ^a,c  

^a CABRINI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CABRINI INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; AGAR; ALCOHOL; PERACETIC ACID;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLEANING; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COLONOSCOPE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTAMINATION; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; COST CONTROL; DISINFECTION; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LETTER; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESSING; SAFETY; SHELF LIFE;

EID: 0041352259     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2003.03101.x     Document Type: Letter

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