A
ABTOX Plazlyte Sterilization System
Achilles' heel
Advice for Patients
Airborne Infection Isolation Precautions
Alcohol-based hand gels, cleaners
Alpha-D-glucosidase (enzyme)
Annual quiz
Anthrax, associated infections, risks
Antibiotic therapy
AORN
APIC
Aseptic technique
B
Bacillus atrophaeus
Bacterial colonization of AERs, automated systems
Bacterial endospores, related infectionsOctober 1996
Biofilms
Biological indicators ("BIs")January 1996 February-March 1996
Biopsy forceps, reprocessing
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
Bronchoscope recall
Bronchoscopes, reprocessing
C
Chemical indicators ("CIs")
Cidex OPA
Cidex PA
Class 100 certified environment
Clostridium difficile, related infections
Commentaries, Editorials, Perspectives
Conflicts of interest
Contact Precautions
Contamination of respiratory specimens
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD; See: Mad cow disease)June 1996
Cystoscopes, reprocessing of
D
"Dear AORN," Part 1 (See: Endoscope drying)
"Dear AORN," Part 2 (See: Laryngoscope, rigid, reprocessing)
"Dear LA Times," Part 1
"Dear LA Times," Part 2
"Dear Newsweek"
Deja Vu ... all over again
Disinfecting endoscopes before their first use of the day
Disposable vs. reusable items
Double Standards
Droplet Precautions
Drying: See "Endoscope drying"
E
End of year review December 1996
Endoscope drying (using 70% alcohol, forced air)November 1996
Endoscope reprocessing, manual vs. automated
Endoscope storageNovember 1996
Endoscopic shuffling
Endospor-Plus
Environmental cleaning
Environmental contamination
Errors, common reprocessing
F
False-positive result (BI)
FDA-CDC public health advisory, Review of
FDA regulation
Fecal-oral disease transmission
Financial associations
Financial disclosures
Flash sterilization
For the Record
G
Geobacillus stearothermophilus
GI endoscopes, reprocessing
Glutaraldehyde, 2% December 1996 - Non-surfactant vs. surfactant
H
Hand washing, drying
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis C virus | 
