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in 1.8 million procedures. Most outbreaks involve waterborne or enteric bacte-
ria, including Pseudomonas, Salmonella, and Mycobacteria species.
A report in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases (
tinyurl.com/pzcmeej
)
says that although the incidence of infection linked to endoscope use is
exceedingly low, the instruments have been linked to infection outbreaks
more than any other medical device.
The recommendations for proper endoscope reprocessing are clear — clean,
disinfect, rinse, dry and store — but the study says audits have shown repro-
cessing staff still fail to follow these simple tenets and resulting outbreaks still
occur.
OSM
E-mail
dcook @outpa tientsurg ery.net
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