Contamination with hepatitis B virus DNA in gastrointestinal endoscope channels: Risk of infection on reuse after on-site cleaning

Endoscopy

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 548-551

  Ishino, Y ^a   Ido, K ^a   Sugano, K ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRAL CONTAMINATION;

BIOPSY; DETERGENTS; DISINFECTION; DNA, VIRAL; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; GLUTARAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 20144371523     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-861316     Document Type: Article

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