The use of rapid indicators for the detection of organic residues on clinically used gastrointestinal endoscopes with and without visually apparent debris

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 987-994

  Visrodia, Kavel H ^a   Ofstead, Cori L ^a,b   Yellin, Hannah L ^b   Wetzler, Harry P ^b   Tosh, Pritish K ^a   Baron, Todd H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Ofstead and Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLEANING; CLINICAL INDICATOR; COLONOSCOPY; CONTAMINATION; DIPSTICK TEST; DUODENOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSCOPY; LABORATORY TEST; ORGANIC WASTE; QUALITY CONTROL; RAPID INDICATOR TEST; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; BLOOD; CROSS INFECTION; DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPE; DISINFECTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BLOOD; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; PROTEINS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84904406739     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/677148     Document Type: Article

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