ESGE-ESGENA guideline: Cleaning and disinfection in gastrointestinal endoscopy: Update 2008

Endoscopy

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 939-957

  Beilenhoff, U ^a   Neumann, C S ^b   Rey, J F ^c   Biering, H ^d   Blum, R ^e   Cimbro, M ^f   Kampf, B ^g   Rogers, M ^h   Schmidt, V ⁱ  

^a ESGENA   (Germany)

^b ESGENA   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT ARNAULT TZANCK   (France)

^d Ecolab GmbH and Co OHG   (Germany)

^e Olympus Medical Systems Europa GmbH   (Germany)

^f MILAN Branch   (Italy)

^g Pentax Europe Ltd   (Germany)

^h PuriCore International Limited   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Chemische Fabrik Dr Weigert GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE; PERACETIC ACID; PHTHALALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; DOCUMENTATION; EPIDEMIC; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS;

EID: 56749104971     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1077722     Document Type: Article

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