A validation survey of 197 hospital steam sterilizers in The Netherlands in 2001 and 2002

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 126-130

  van Doornmalen, J P C M ^a,b   Dankert, J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

European norms; Steam sterilization; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NETHERLANDS; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER VAPOR;

EUROPE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; STEAM; STERILIZATION;

EID: 11244260315     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.07.018     Document Type: Article

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