Swab culture monitoring of automated endoscope reprocessors after high-level disinfection

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 1660-1663

  Lu, Lung Sheng ^a   Wu, Keng Liang ^a   Chiu, Yi Chun ^a   Lin, Ming Tzung ^a   Hu, Tsung Hui ^a   Chiu, King Wah ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Automated endoscope reprocessor; Decontamination; Gastrointestinal scope; High level disinfection; Monitoring; Swab culture

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CANDIDA GLABRATA; COLONOSCOPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; GASTROSCOPE; GLUCOSE NONFERMENTING GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HIGH LEVEL DISINFECTION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORAXELLA; MORAXELLA OSLOENSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84859984311     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1660     Document Type: Article

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