Relationship between lumen diameter and length sterilized in the 125L ozone sterilizer

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 291-297

  Dufresne, Sylvie ^a   Leblond, Hélène ^a   Chaunet, Marc ^a  

^a R and D Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INOCULATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LINEAR SYSTEM; URETEROSCOPE;

ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OZONE; STERILIZATION;

EID: 42949119405     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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