Sporicidal activity of disinfectants as one possible cause for bacteria in patient-ready endoscopes

Gastroenterology Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 285-290

  Miner, Norman ^a,b   Harris, Valerie ^a   Ebron, Towanda ^a   Cao, Thuy Dung ^a  

^a MicroChem Laboratory Inc   (United States)

^b MicroChem Laboratory Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE; PHTHALALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOFILM; CLOSTRIDIUM; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; EQUIPMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; TIME;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOFILMS; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GLUTARAL; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; O-PHTHALALDEHYDE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548316269     PISSN: 1042895X     EISSN: 15389766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SGA.0000287201.98483.43     Document Type: Article

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