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Quality control in colorectal cancer screening: Systematic microbiological investigation of endoscopes used in the NORCCAP (Norwegian Colorectal Cancer Prevention) trial

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is currently implemented in many countries. Since endoscopes cannot be sterilised, the transmission of infectious agents through endoscopes has been a matter of concern. We report on a continuous quality control programme in a large-scale rand...

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Autores principales: Bretthauer, Michael, Jørgensen, Anita, Kristiansen, Bjørn Erik, Hofstad, Bjørn, Hoff, Geir
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC166145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12803654
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-3-15