A novel adjunctive cleansing method to reduce colony-forming units on duodenoscopes
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A novel adjunctive cleansing method to reduce colony-forming units on duodenoscopes
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عنوان ژورنال: Endoscopy International Open
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2364-3722,2196-9736
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-116490