Test models to determine cleaning efficacy with different types of bioburden and its clinical correlation

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages 44-48

  Bloß, Richard ^a   Kampf, G ^a,b  

^a Bode Chemie GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Cleaning; Dried blood; Endoscopes; X ray contrast media

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DISINFECTANT AGENT; ENDOTOXIN; POLYETHYLENE; SILICONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOFILM; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLEANING; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISINFECTION; DUODENOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 18844478677     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2003.12.029     Document Type: Article

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