EVOTECH® endoscope cleaner and reprocessor (ECR) simulated-use and clinical-use evaluation of cleaning efficacy

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Alfa, Michelle J ^a,b,c   DeGagne, Pat ^b   Olson, Nancy ^c   Fatima, Iram ^c  

^a Diagnostic Services of Manitoba Inc   (Canada)

^b St Boniface Research Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BRONCHOSCOPE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLEANING; COLONOSCOPE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DUODENOSCOPE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GASTROSCOPE; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIMULATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; ENDOSCOPE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DECONTAMINATION; ENDOSCOPES; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 77954337402     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-200     Document Type: Article

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