Efficacy of a washer-disinfector in eliminating healthcare-associated pathogens from surgical instruments

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 883-885

  Rutala, William A ^a,b   Gergen, Maria F ^a   Weber, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CLEARANCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLEANING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; INCUBATION TIME; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REDUCTION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THERMOREGULATION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; CROSS INFECTION; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; STANDARDS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; SPORES, BACTERIAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 84902965972     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/676867     Document Type: Article

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