A novel adjunctive cleansing method to reduce colony-forming units on duodenoscopes
Background and study aims: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-related infections are of increasing global concern due to the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria such as carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE), with bacterial biofilm production postulated as one cause of persi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2016-10-01
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Series: | Endoscopy International Open |
Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-116490 |