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Longitudinal assessment of reprocessing effectiveness for colonoscopes and gastroscopes: Results of visual inspections, biochemical markers, and microbial cultures
Cori L. Ofstead ,
Harry P. Wetzler ,
Otis L. Heymann ,
Ellen A. Johnson ,
John E. Eiland ,
Michael J. Shaw
February 2017
February 2017
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Abstract
Flexible endoscopes are currently reused following cleaning and high-level disinfection.
Contamination has been found on endoscopes, and infections have been linked to gastrointestinal,
respiratory, and urologic endoscopes.