New developments in reprocessing semicritical items

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2013, Pages

  Rutala, William A ^a,b   Weber, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoscope; Endoscopy; Health care associated infection; High level disinfection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL DEVICE; NASOPHARYNGOSCOPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSTATE BIOPSY; TONOMETER; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STERILIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84876912735     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.09.028     Document Type: Article

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