Clin Endosc.  2021 Jul;54(4):449-450. 10.5946/ce.2021.135.

Endoscopes that Complete Pre-Cleaning may be Stored Overnight until Next Morning for the Subsequent Reprocessing

• Cho SJ

• KMID: 2518844
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2021.135

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