Comparison of two culture methods for use in assessing microbial contamination of duodenoscopes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 312-316

  Gazdik, Michaela A ^a   Coombs, Jana ^a   Burke, John P ^a,b   Lopansri, Bert K ^a,b  

^a INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENOSCOPE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SAMPLING; VALIDATION STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TRANSMISSION;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CROSS INFECTION; DUODENOSCOPES; HUMANS;

EID: 84956626563     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02754-15     Document Type: Article

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