Safe storage of endoscopes: Change in our guidelines?

Endoscopy

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 831-832

  Pietsch, M ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; DISINFECTION; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KNOWLEDGE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; STRESS; CROSS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RECYCLING;

CROSS INFECTION; ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 34548167854     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-966840     Document Type: Editorial

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