Special problems associated with reprocessing instruments in outpatient care facilities

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2016, Pages e63-e67

  Bringhurst, Judie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH LEVEL DISINFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSTRUMENT PROCESSING; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL SPACE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SPACE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; AMBULATORY CARE; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RECYCLING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84971607234     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.02.023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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