Automated endoscope reprocessors

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 675-680

  Desilets, David ^a   Kaul, Vivek ^a   Tierney, William M ^a   Banerjee, Subhas ^a   Diehl, David L ^a   Farraye, Francis A ^a   Kethu, Sripathi R ^a   Kwon, Richard S ^a   Mamula, Petar ^a   Pedrosa, Marcos C ^a   Rodriguez, Sarah A ^a   Wong Kee Song, Louis Michel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; PERACETIC ACID; SPORICIDIN;

AUTOMATED ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR; CARE AND CARING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEVICE; DISINFECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77957607721     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2010.06.019     Document Type: Article

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