Reprocessing endoscopes: United States perspective

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages 27-39

  Rutala, W A ^a   Weber, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Disinfection; Endoscopes; Reprocessing

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; PHTHALALDEHYDE; TAP WATER;

BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLEANING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FILTRATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SECRETION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMERSION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; STORAGE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INACTIVATION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

EID: 1942516358     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2003.12.035     Document Type: Article

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