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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2012; 18(14): 1660-1663
Published online Apr 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i14.1660
Swab culture monitoring of automated endoscope reprocessors after high-level disinfection
Lung-Sheng Lu, Keng-Liang Wu, Yi-Chun Chiu, Ming-Tzung Lin, Tsung-Hui Hu, King-Wah Chiu
Lung-Sheng Lu, Keng-Liang Wu, Yi-Chun Chiu, Ming-Tzung Lin, Tsung-Hui Hu, King-Wah Chiu, Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: Lu LS and Chiu KW designed the research; Wu KL, Chiu YC, Lin MT and Hu TH analyzed the data; Lu LS and Chiu KW wrote the paper.
Supported by The Gastrointestinal Scope Unit of the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Kaohsiung) of Taiwan
Correspondence to: King-Wah Chiu, MD, Division of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Ta-Pei Road, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan, China. kwchiu@adm.cgmh.org.tw
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Received: December 22, 2011
Revised: February 1, 2012
Accepted: February 26, 2012
Published online: April 14, 2012
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