Experimental evaluation of an automated endoscope reprocessor with in situ generation of peracetic acid for disinfection of semicritical devices

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1193-1199

  Sattar, Syed A ^a   Kibbee, Richard J ^a   Tetro, Jason A ^a   Rook, Tony A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b STERIS Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; PERACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PERACETIC ACID; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33751333068     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508830     Document Type: Article

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