Cleaning efficacy of medical device washers in North American healthcare facilities

Worst-case soiling levels for patient-used flexible endoscopes before and after cleaning

Michelle J. Alfa, Pat DeGagné, N. Olson · American Journal of Infection Control · 1999 · 145 citations

Nursing, Surgery, Soil Mechanics +12

Comparative Study of Surgical Instruments from Sterile-Service Departments for Presence of Residual Gram-Negative Endotoxin and Proteinaceous Deposits

I.P. Lipscomb, A.K. Sihota, C. W. Keevil · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2006 · 57 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Surgery +17

Cleaning efficacy of nine different cleaners in a washer–disinfector designed for flexible endoscopes

B. Zühlsdorf, Monika Emmrich, H. Floss et al. · Journal of Hospital Infection · 2002 · 52 citations

Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Infection Prevention +12

Automated washing with the Reliance Endoscope Processing System and its equivalence to optimal manual cleaning

Michelle J. Alfa, Nancy Olson, Pat DeGagné · American Journal of Infection Control · 2006 · 52 citations

Engineering, Surgery, Automation +10

Comparison between visual analysis and microscope assessment of surgical instrument cleanliness from sterile service departments

I.P. Lipscomb, A.K. Sihota, C. W. Keevil · Journal of Hospital Infection · 2008 · 41 citations

Nursing, Surgery, Surgical Instrumentation +13