Efficiency in endotoxin removal by a reprocessing protocol for electrophysiology catheters based on hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilization

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 209, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 557-565

  Tessarolo, Francesco ^a   Caola, Iole ^b   Nollo, Giandomenico ^a   Antolini, Renzo ^a   Guarrera, Giovanni M ^b   Caciagli, Patrizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b Department of Microbiology and Virology Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology catheters; Endotoxin; Plasma sterilization; Pyrogen; Reprocessing; Reuse

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLEANING; DEVICE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOTOXIN DETECTION; GAS; HEART CATHETER; HEATING; HYGIENE; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PROCESSING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPIKE; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 33750034623     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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