Rigid sigmoidoscopy: A potential hazard for cross-contamination

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 812-814

  Lubowski, D Z ^a   Newstead, G L ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteriology; Cross infection; Sigmoidoscopy

Indexed keywords

AERATION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SIGMOIDOSCOPES; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 33745563943     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0580-0     Document Type: Article

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