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Current issues result in a paradigm shift in reprocessing medical and surgical instruments.

Michelle J Alfa1.   

Abstract

The objective of this report is to review the available scientific data on reprocessing of medical and surgical instruments and discuss the current issues related to cleaning and disinfection of flexible endoscopes and intracavitary ultrasound probes.
Copyright © 2016 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords:  Cleaning; Endoscopes; Probes; Ultrasound

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Year:  2016        PMID： 27131134     DOI： 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.01.020

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Am J Infect Control        ISSN： 0196-6553            Impact factor:   2.918


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Review 1.  An update on gastrointestinal endoscopy-associated infections and their contributing factors.

Authors:  Charles Eugenio McCafferty; Marra Jai Aghajani; David Abi-Hanna; Iain Bruce Gosbell; Slade Owen Jensen
Journal:  Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob       Date:  2018-10-10       Impact factor: 3.944

2.  Enzymatic detergent reuse in gastroscope processing: a potential source of microorganism transmission.

Authors:  Maria Letícia de Miranda Mati; Natália Rocha Guimarães; Paula Prazeres Magalhães; Luiz de Macêdo Farias; Adriana Cristina de Oliveira
Journal:  Rev Lat Am Enfermagem       Date:  2019-12-05
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