South African survey on disinfection techniques for the flexible nasopharyngoscope

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 811-814

  Lubbe, Darlene E ^a   Fagan, Johannes J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Endoscopes; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; SOAP; WATER;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMERSION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NASOPHARYNGOSCOPE; NORMAL HUMAN; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FIBER OPTICS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNX; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0142169520     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221503770716269     Document Type: Article

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