GI flexible endoscope disinfection: "In use" test comparative study

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 52, Issue 63, 2005, Pages 800-807

  Bordas, Josep M ^a,b   Marcos Maeso, M Angeles ^a   Perez, M Jesus ^a   Llach, Josep ^a   Gines, Angels ^a   Pique, Josep M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

"High level" disinfection; "In use" tests; Alkaline glutaraldehyde; Automated washing machines; Disinfection; GI endoscopy; Glutaraldehyde phenol phenate; Manual disinfection; Microbiologic control; N duopropenida; Peracetic acid

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ALKALI; BORATE SODIUM; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DUOPROPENIDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACTIC ACID; PERACETIC ACID; PHENOL; PHTHALALDEHYDE; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EFFLUENT; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; IMMERSION; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TURBIDITY;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; GLUTARAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION;

EID: 20644471639     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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