Prevention of infection transmitted by bronchial fibroscopes;Prévention des infections transmises par les endoscopes bronchiques

Revue de Pneumologie Clinique

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 67-72

  Belleguic, C ^a   Lena H ^a   Desrues, B ^a   Delaval, P H ^a  

^a PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; IODINE DERIVATIVE; TAP WATER;

ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; AUTOMATION; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BRONCHOSCOPE; CLEANING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SAMPLING; TRAINING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BRONCHOSCOPES; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 6644224713     PISSN: 07618417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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