Biochemical and microbial contamination of surgical devices: A quantitative analysis

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 659-661

  Cloutman Green, Elaine ^a   Canales, Melisa ^b   Zhou, Qizhi ^b   Ciric, Lena ^b   Hartley, John C ^a   McDonnell, Gerald ^c  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c STERIS Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Contamination; Decontamination

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CESAREAN SECTION KIT; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; NEUROLOGICAL SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; UROLOGICAL SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; DISINFECTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RECYCLING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BACTERIAL LOAD; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; STERILIZATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 84931574639     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.02.017     Document Type: Article

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