A pilot study on using chlorine dioxide gas for disinfection of gastrointestinal endoscopes

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science B

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 526-536

  Yi, Ying ^a   Hao, Li mei ^a   Ma, Shu ren ^b   Wu, Jin hui ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Lin, Song ^a   Zhang, Zong xing ^a   Qi, Jian cheng ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN THEATER COMMAND   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus atrophaeus; Chlorine dioxide; Gaseous disinfectant; Gastrointestinal endoscope; Long and narrow channel

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DIOXIDE; POLITEF; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; COLONOSCOPE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPE; DISINFECTION; FLEXIBLE GASTROSCOPE; FLOW RATE; GAS; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; PROCEDURES;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS; OXIDES; PILOT PROJECTS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84978658321     PISSN: 16731581     EISSN: 18621783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B1500327     Document Type: Article

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