The importance of bronchoscope reprocessing guidelines: Raising the standard of care [5] (multiple letters)

Chest

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1001-1002

  Muscarella, Lawrence F ^a   Haponik, Edward F ^b,c   Perl, Trish M ^b  

^a Custom Ultrasonics Inc ^*  (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BRONCHOSCOPE; BRONCHOSCOPY; DISINFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 4544381743     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.3.1001     Document Type: Letter

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