Current issues in endoscope reprocessing and infection control during gastrointestinal endoscopy

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 3953-3964

  Nelson, Douglas B ^a   Muscarella, Lawrence F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Custom Ultrasonics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Endoscopy; Infection; Infection control; Reprocessing

Indexed keywords

CHEMOSTERILANT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; PHTHALALDEHYDE;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLEANING; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; SARS CORONAVIRUS; STORAGE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 33746256649     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i25.3953     Document Type: Editorial

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