The occurrence and prevention of infections associated with gastrointestinal endoscopy

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 108-113

  Lisgaris, Michelle V ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CHEMOSTERILANT; CLINDAMYCIN; DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GENTAMICIN; GLUTARALDEHYDE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CELLULITIS; CLEANING; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENTEROBACTER; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KLEBSIELLA; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRION DISEASE; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STANDARD;

EID: 3042786700     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-003-0045-3     Document Type: Review

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