Comparison of the microbicidal activities of superoxidised and ozonated water in the disinfection of endoscopes

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 299-306

  Urata, M ^a   Isomoto, H ^a   Murase, K ^a   Wada, A ^b   Yanagihara, K ^b   Hirakata, Y ^a   Takeshima, F ^a   Omagari, K ^a   Mizuta, Y ^a   Murata, I ^b   Kohno, S ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contamination; Disinfectants; Electrolysed strong and weak acid water; Endoscopy; Microbicidal activity; Ozonated water

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; METICILLIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; INCUBATION TIME; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; NEISSERIA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OZONATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUSPENSION;

EID: 10744223467     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000303100407     Document Type: Article

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