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Instrument Design and Cross‐Infection
Author(s) -
Muscarella Lawrence F.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)62824-x
Subject(s) - cross infection , computer science , medicine , intensive care medicine
This article reviews recently reported patient‐to‐patient trans‐mission of disease during endoscopic procedures and discusses several important instrument reprocessing issues. In addition, the author offers several infection control recommendations to minimize the risk of patient infection during endoscopic procedures. AORN J 67 (March 1998) 552–556.