Pulling the plug on a pseudomonas outbreak: ancillary equipment as vectors of infection

Outbreaks of infection related to flexible endoscopes are well described. However, flexible endoscopy also requires the use of ancillary equipment such as irrigation plugs. These are potential vectors of infection but are infrequently highlighted in the literature. This paper reports a cystoscopy-as...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of hospital infection 2023-10, Vol.140, p.110-116
Hauptverfasser:	Veater, J.B., Jones-Manning, C., Mellon, J., Collins, E., Jenkins, D.R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cystoscope Decontamination Endoscope Outbreak Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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