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Reuse of a set for total intravenous anaesthesia: safe against bacterial contamination?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2004

W. Eichler ,
J. Schumacher ,
H. Ohgke  and
K.-F. Klotz
W. Eichler
Affiliation:
Departments of Anaesthesiology, Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Lübeck, Germany
J. Schumacher
Affiliation:
Departments of Anaesthesiology, Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Lübeck, Germany
H. Ohgke
Affiliation:
Departments of Anaesthesiology, Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Lübeck, Germany
K.-F. Klotz
Affiliation:
Departments of Anaesthesiology, Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Lübeck, Germany
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 21 , Issue 6 , June 2004 , pp. 501 - 503
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2004 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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