A randomized trial of single versus double high-level disinfection of duodenoscopes and linear echoendoscopes using standard automated reprocessing

In a pilot study, we demonstrated that current guidelines for duodenoscope and linear echoendoscope (DLE) reprocessing using a single cycle of high-level disinfection (HLD) in an automated reprocessor may be inadequate. In August 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration offered double HLD as a po...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2018-08, Vol.88 (2), p.306-313.e2
Hauptverfasser:	Bartles, Rebecca L., Leggett, James E., Hove, Shannan, Kashork, Catherine D., Wang, Lian, Oethinger, Margret, Baxter, Lynda, Brandabur, Jack J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Disinfection - methods Disinfection - standards Duodenoscopes - microbiology Endosonography - instrumentation Enterococcus - isolation & purification Equipment Contamination Equipment Reuse Escherichia coli - isolation & purification Guidelines as Topic Infection Control - methods Prospective Studies Quality Improvement Random Allocation
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