Rapid communication: Effects of Steris 1™ sterilization and Cidex® ortho-phthalaldehyde high-level disinfection on durability of new-generation flexible ureteroscopes

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 985-992

  Abraham, Jose Benito A ^a   Abdelshehid, Corollos S ^a   Lee, Hak J ^a   Box, Geoffrey N ^a   Deane, Leslie A ^a   Le, Todd ^a   Jellison, Forrest ^b   Borin, James F ^c   Manipon, Anthony ^a   McDougall, Elspeth M ^a   Clayman, Ralph V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; PHTHALALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETEROSCOPE;

CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; O-PHTHALALDEHYDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; URETEROSCOPES;

EID: 35349027843     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2007.0181     Document Type: Article

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