Effects of different disinfectants on decontamination of laryngoscopes

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 371-378

  Tekin, I ^a,b   Arican, I ^a   Akcali, S ^a   Sanlidag, T ^a   Ozbakkaloglu, B ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Contamination, equipment; Disinfection, disinfectants; Laryngoscopy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CETRIMIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; LARYNGOSCOPE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; LARYNGOSCOPES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2542469010     PISSN: 05440440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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