Current limitations about the cleaning of luminal endoscopes

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-29

  Herve R ^a   Keevil, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CJD; Decontamination; Luminal endoscope; Prion

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOPSY FORCEPS; CONTAMINATION; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROTEINS;

EID: 84871007102     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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