
Swab culture monitoring of automated endoscope reprocessors after high-level disinfection
Author(s) -
LungSheng Lu,
KengLiang Wu,
YiChun Chiu,
MengChih Lin,
Tsung–Hui Hu,
King-Wah Chiu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1660
Subject(s) - endoscope , anaerobic exercise , contamination , medicine , anaerobic bacteria , microbiological culture , aerobic bacteria , human decontamination , colony forming unit , microbiology and biotechnology , veterinary medicine , bacteria , surgery , biology , physiology , pathology , ecology , genetics
To conduct a bacterial culture study for monitoring decontamination of automated endoscope reprocessors (AERs) after high-level disinfection (HLD).