Automated washing with the Reliance Endoscope Processing System and its equivalence to optimal manual cleaning

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 561-570

  Alfa, Michelle J ^a   Olson, Nancy ^b   DeGagne, Pat ^a  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b St Boniface Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COLONOSCOPY; DISINFECTION; DUODENOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BRONCHOSCOPES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33750841285     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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