Endoscope drying/storage cabinet: interest and efficacy

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-65

  Pineau, L ^a   Villard, E ^a   Duc, D L ^a   Marchetti, B ^a  

^a Biotech Germande   (France)

Author keywords

Drying; Endoscope; Microbial quality; Storage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONOSCOPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DUODENOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPE; GROWTH INHIBITION; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

AIR MOVEMENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 37749045647     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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