Efficient removal of attached biofilm in a naturally contaminated colonoscope using detachment-promoting agents

J Hosp Infect. 2008 Mar;68(3):277-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.12.003. Epub 2008 Mar 4.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Biofilms / drug effects*
  • Colonoscopes / microbiology*
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Decontamination / methods*
  • Disinfectants / pharmacology*
  • Equipment Reuse
  • Humans
  • Surface-Active Agents / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Disinfectants
  • Surface-Active Agents