Surface decontamination of surgical instruments: an ongoing dilemma

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 432-438

  Murdoch, H ^a   Taylor, D ^a   Dickinson, J ^a   Walker, J T ^a   Perrett, D ^b   Raven, N D H ^a   Sutton, J M ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Decontamination; Prions; Protein analysis; Surgery; Surgical instruments; vCJD

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER; PRION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; FORCEPS; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; OPERATING ROOM; SURVIVAL; VARIANT CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE;

DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33745903928     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.02.015     Document Type: Article

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