Prevention of disease transmission during flexible laryngoscopy

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 536-544

  Muscarella, Lawrence F ^a  

^a Custom Ultrasonics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; BIOCIDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

BLOOD; BODY FLUID; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LARYNGOSCOPES; LARYNGOSCOPY;

EID: 34948903860     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.09.010     Document Type: Review

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