Microbiologic assessment of disposable sterile endoscopic sheaths to replace high-level disinfection in reprocessing: A prospective clinical trial with nasopharygoscopes

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 408-413

  Alvarado, Carla J ^a   Anderson, Ashley G ^b   Maki, Dennis G ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic sheaths; nasoendoscopes; sterilization and disinfection

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENDOSCOPE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; ETHANOL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NASOPHARYNX; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 66149127741     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.04.276     Document Type: Article

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