HIGH-LEVEL DISINFECTANTS ALTERNATIVE TO GLUTARALDEHYDE FOR PROCESSING FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPES

• Hauptverfasser: Eliane Molina Psaltikidis (Verfasst von), Mirtes Loeschner Leichsenring (Verfasst von), Marlene Hitomi Yoshida Nakamura (Verfasst von), Joaquim Murray Bustorff-Silva (Verfasst von), Luis Augusto Passer (Verfasst von), Sonia Isoyama Venâncio (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Flexible endoscopes are fundamental in various medical specialities; in general they are heat-sensitive, semi-critical, and subject to high level disinfection. Glutaraldehyde is largely used for this purpose, due to its high compatibility and low-cost. However, its tolerance of mycobacteria and occu...