Rate and impact of duodenoscope contamination: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Rate and impact of duodenoscope contamination: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Multiple infection outbreaks have been linked to contaminated duodenoscopes worldwide. However, the contamination rate of patient-ready duodenoscopes varies highly amongst published studies testing this subject. We aimed to estimate the contamination rate of reprocessed patient-ready duo...

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Main Authors: Sara Larsen, Rasmus Vinther Russell, Lotte Klinten Ockert, Stephen Spanos, Helena Strømstad Travis, Lars Holger Ehlers, Anders Mærkedahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Subjects:
Duodenoscopes
Cross infection
Equipment contamination
Drug Resistance
Multiple
Bacterial*
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537020301954

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