Evaluation of detergents and contact time on biofilm removal from flexible endoscopes

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Ren, Wei ^a,b   Sheng, Xiaoyan ^a,c   Huang, Xi ^a   Zhi, Fachao ^c   Cai, Wenzhi ^a,c  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHENGZHOU CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (China)

^c FIRST MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacterial count; Biofilm; Detergents; Endoscopy; Escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIBEROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIME;

BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; DETERGENTS; ENDOSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DETERGENTS; ENDOSCOPES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84883278537     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.01.027     Document Type: Article

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