The Study of a Contaminated Colonoscope

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Muscarella, Lawrence F ^a  

^a Custom Ultrasonics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONOSCOPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FINGER NAIL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; COLONOSCOPY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; TRANSMISSION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COLONOSCOPES; COLONOSCOPY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 77953673461     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.04.025     Document Type: Article

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