Lessons learned from outbreaks and pseudo-outbreaks associated with bronchoscopy

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 230-234

  Weber, David J ^a   Rutala, William A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHOSCOPE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CAUTERIZATION; CLEANING; CRYOTHERAPY; DISINFECTION; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LASER SURGERY; LUNG DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

BRONCHOSCOPY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84856985143     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664495     Document Type: Note

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