Current issues result in a paradigm shift in reprocessing medical and surgical instruments

被引：15
作者：
Alfa, Michelle J. [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] St Boniface Res Ctr, 351 Tache Ave, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
[2] Univ Manitoba, Dept Med Microbiol, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
来源：
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL | 2016年 / 44卷 / 05期
关键词：
Cleaning; Endoscopes; Ultrasound; Probes; HIGH-LEVEL DISINFECTION; CLINICAL-USE; KLEBSIELLA-PNEUMONIAE; CONTAMINATION; TRANSMISSION; OUTBREAK; RISK;
D O I：
10.1016/j.ajic.2016.01.020
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
The objective of this report is to review the available scientific data on reprocessing of medical and surgical instruments and discuss the current issues related to cleaning and disinfection of flexible endoscopes and intracavitary ultrasound probes. (C) 2016 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码：E41 / E45
页数：5
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