Is biofilm accumulation on endoscope tubing a contributor to the failure of cleaning and decontamination?
- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Hospital Infection
- Vol. 58 (3), 224-229
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2004.06.023
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