Endoscopic Weekly and Carbapenem-Resistant Organisms Surveillance Program Implementation and Assessment between 2019 and 2024

Background: The risk of bacterial transmission through gastrointestinal endoscopes remains a critical concern in healthcare-associated infections, driven by the complex design of endoscopes and potential lapses in reprocessing protocols. Contaminated endoscopes can serve as vectors for multidrug-res...

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Published in:Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Main Authors: Court Desmond, Faith Fursman, Kimberly Blanton, Kevin Hatton, Rachel Howard, Olafsson David, Sean McTigue, Nicholas Van Sickels, Sherese Hinton, Takaaki Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-07-01
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X25003274/type/journal_article