Challenging endoscopy reprocessing guidelines: A prospective study investigating the safe shelf life of flexible endoscopes in a tertiary gastroenterology unit

Endoscopy

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 825-830

  Osborne, S ^a   Reynolds, S ^b   George, N ^b,c,d   Lindemayer, F ^b   Gill, A ^b   Chalmers, M ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Queensland Pathology Services   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COLONOSCOPE; DUODENOSCOPE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; FUNGUS CULTURE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROSCOPE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHELF LIFE; EQUIPMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGY; RECYCLING; STANDARD; TIME;

ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548192061     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-966766     Document Type: Article

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