Bactericidal efficacy of sterilizing protocol for reused cardiac electrophysiology catheters.
Grabsch
Elizabeth A
EA
Department of Infectious Diseases & Clinical Epidemiology, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Grayson
M Lindsay
ML
Johnson
Paul D R
PD
Yates
Lynette A
LA
Harper
Richard W
RW
Smolich
Joseph J
JJ
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000254:growth & development; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D017743:Equipment Reuse; D006801:Humans; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000254:growth & development; D013242:Sterilization