Infection control and its application to the administration of intravenous medications during gastrointestinal endoscopy

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 282-286

  Muscarella, Lawrence F ^a,b  

^a Custom Ultrasonics Inc   (United States)

^b Infection Control   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL;

AMPOULE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BODY FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPE; COLONOSCOPE; CORONAVIRUS; DEVICE INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FACE MASK; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FORCEPS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALPEL; SEPTICEMIA; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL MASK; SYRINGA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 3343026474     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2003.10.014     Document Type: Article

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