Biocides Currently Used for Bronchoscope Decontamination Are Poorly Effective Against Free-Living Amoebae

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 784-786

  Greub, Gilbert ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; BIOCIDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; PERACETIC ACID; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DISINFECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRONCHOSCOPES; DISINFECTANTS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FRANCE;

EID: 0142184114     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502137     Document Type: Article

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