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. 2013 Mar;34(3):309-12.
doi: 10.1086/669518. Epub 2013 Jan 24.

Effectiveness of flexible gastrointestinal endoscope reprocessing

Maíra Marques Ribeiro  1 , Adriana Cristina de Oliveira, Silma Maria Cunha Pinheiro Ribeiro, Evandro Watanabe, Maria Aparecida de Resende Stoianoff, José Antônio Guimarães Ferreira
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Effectiveness of flexible gastrointestinal endoscope reprocessing

Maíra Marques Ribeiro et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Mar.

Abstract

The practice of reprocessing endoscopes and its effectiveness was evaluated in 37 services. Contamination of at least 1 endoscope could be identified in 34 (91.6%) of 37 services. Bacteria, fungi, and/or mycobacteria were isolated from 84.6% (33/39) of the colonoscopes (110-32,000 colony-forming units [CFUs]/mL) and from 80.6% (50/62) of the gastroscopes (100-33,000 CFUs/mL). Not all services followed recommended guidelines. Therefore, patients who underwent gastrointestinal endoscopies were exposed to diverse pathogens.

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