Effective High-Level Disinfection of Cystoscopes: Is Perfusion of Channels Required?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 228-231

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CYSTOSCOPY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; FLEXIBLE CYSTOSCOPE; IMMERSION; INOCULATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; SHORT SURVEY; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; CYSTOSCOPE; DRUG EFFECTS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIOLOGY; NORTH CAROLINA; PROCEDURES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; CYSTOSCOPES; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GLUTARAL; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NORTH CAROLINA;

EID: 84966318698     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.266     Document Type: Short Survey

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