Aldehyde-resistant mycobacteria bacteria associated with the use of endoscope reprocessing systems

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 880-882

  Fisher, Christopher W ^a   Fiorello, Anthony ^a   Shaffer, Diana ^a   Jackson, Mary ^b   McDonnell, Gerald E ^a  

^a STERIS Corporation   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Glutaraldehyde; Ortho phthaldehyde; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; PHTHALALDEHYDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; UNITED STATES;

ALDEHYDES; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868199861     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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