Titre :
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Investigation of the decontamination arrangements for endoscopes in Northern Ireland. (2004)
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Auteurs :
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L. DOHERTY ;
E. MITCHELL ;
B. SMYTH ;
Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre Northern Ireland. Belfast. IRL ;
Social Services and Public Safety. Department of Health. Belfast. IRL
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Eurosurveillance European communicable disease quarterly (vol. 9, n° 3, 2004)
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Pagination :
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34-35
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Hôpital
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Hygiène hospitalière
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Décontamination
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Infection nosocomiale
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Endoscopie
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Virus
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Procédure
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Irlande du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INVS 6aJoR0x2. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. At the beginning of June 2004, a hospital in Northern Ireland announced that the arrangements for cleaning and disinfecting one of their endoscopes were not fully in accordance with necessary standards. Following a detailed risk assessment the hospital undertook a patient notification exercise in relation to over 400 patients. In response to this incident the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) in Northern Ireland initiated a formal audit involving a detailed observational assessment of all endoscopes in use at hospitals in Northern Ireland.
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