Gastrointestinal Endoscopy‑Associated Infections: We Need to Be Specific

Koen van der Ploeg^{1

2}, Marco J Bruno³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. k.ploeg@erasmusmc.nl.
² Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. k.ploeg@erasmusmc.nl.
³ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Comment

Koen van der Ploeg et al. Dig Dis Sci. 2022 Aug.

. 2022 Aug;67(8):4261-4262.

doi: 10.1007/s10620-022-07584-8. Epub 2022 Jun 15.

Koen van der Ploeg^{1

2}, Marco J Bruno³

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. k.ploeg@erasmusmc.nl.
² Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. k.ploeg@erasmusmc.nl.
³ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

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Keywords: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Endoscopy-associated infection; Transmission.

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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy-Associated Infections: Update on an Emerging Issue.
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