%0 Journal Article
%T Hepatitis B virus transmission and reprocessing of endoscopes
%A Dutta Amit
%A Chacko Ashok
%J Hepatitis B Annual
%D 2009
%I 
%X Hepatitis B virus (HBV) cross-infection during endoscopy is rare. Most of the reported cases have occurred when the endoscope reprocessing was inadequate. Standard reprocessing of endoscopes and accessories is sufficient to prevent HBV transmission.
%K Endoscope reprocessing
%K HBV transmission
%K standard guidelines
%U http://www.hepatitisbannual.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9747;year=2009;volume=6;issue=1;spage=110;epage=115;aulast=Dutta