Surveillance cultures of samples obtained from biopsy channels and automated endoscope reprocessors after high-level disinfection of gastrointestinal endoscopes

BACKGROUND: The instrument channels of gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes may be heavily contaminated with bacteria even after high-level disinfection (HLD). The British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines emphasize the benefits of manually brushing endoscope channels and using automated endoscope...

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Autores principales: Chiu, King-Wah, Tsai, Ming-Chao, Wu, Keng-Liang, Chiu, Yi-Chun, Lin, Ming-Tzung, Hu, Tsung-Hui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3482587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22943739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-12-120

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3482587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22943739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-12-120

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