Quantitative analysis of residual protein contamination on reprocessed surgical instruments

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 439-444

  Baxter, R L ^a   Baxter, H C ^a   Campbell, G A ^a   Grant, K ^a   Jones, A ^a   Richardson, P ^a   Whittaker, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Prion diseases; Protein determination; Sterile services; Surgical instruments

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TONSILLECTOMY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMINO ACIDS; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROTEINS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33745727894     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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