Establishing a clinically relevant bioburden benchmark: A quality indicator for adequate reprocessing and storage of flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 233-236

  Alfa, Michelle J ^a,b,c   Sepehri, Shadi ^a,b   Olson, Nancy ^a   Wald, Alana ^a  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c Diagnostic Services of Manitoba Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flexible endoscope; Microbiological surveillance; Reprocessing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONOSCOPE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENOSCOPE; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS GROWTH; GASTROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; STORAGE;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; FUNGI; HUMANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84858799650     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.02.023     Document Type: Article

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