Development and validation of rapid use scope test strips to determine the efficacy of manual cleaning for flexible endoscope channels

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 860-865

  Alfa, Michelle J ^a,b,c   Olson, Nancy ^b   Degagné, Pat ^a   Simner, Patricia J ^a  

^a Diagnostic Services of Manitoba Inc   (Canada)

^b St Boniface Research Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benchmark; Clinical study; Medical device; Monitoring; Organic residuals; Quality control; Reprocessing; Simulated use study

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; HEMOGLOBIN; PROTEIN; STERILE WATER;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLEANING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FLUSHING; GUIDE WIRE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEEDLE BIOPSY; RAPID USE SCOPE TEST; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SIMULATION; TEST STRIP;

CANADA; CARBOHYDRATES; DECONTAMINATION; ENDOSCOPES; HUMANS; PROTEINS;

EID: 84868210217     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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