Infections and Damaged Flexible Bronchoscopes: Time for a Change

Affiliations

¹ Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel. Electronic address: tiberiu.shulimzon@sheba.health.gov.il.
² Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.

Comment

Tiberiu Shulimzon et al. Chest. 2019 Jun.

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¹ Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel. Electronic address: tiberiu.shulimzon@sheba.health.gov.il.
² Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.

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Effectiveness of Reprocessing for Flexible Bronchoscopes and Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopes.
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Burying Our Heads in the Sand: Cross-Contamination During Bronchoscopy.
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