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Microbiologic Surveillance of Duodenoscope Reprocessing at the Vienna University Hospital From November 2004 Through March 2015

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2015

Helga Paula ,
Elisabeth Presterl ,
Barbara Tribl  and
Magda Diab-Elschahawi
Helga Paula
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Hygiene and Infection Control, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Elisabeth Presterl*
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Hygiene and Infection Control, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Barbara Tribl
Affiliation:
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine III, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Magda Diab-Elschahawi
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Hygiene and Infection Control, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
*
Address correspondence to Elisabeth Presterl, MD, Clinical Institute of Hospital Hygiene, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria ([email protected]).
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Abstract

Bacterial contamination of duodenoscopes is attributed to difficulties with reprocessing the Albarran lever. Routine microbiologic surveillance data of endoscopes with Albarran lever retrospectively collected from November 2004 through March 2015 revealed no growth of microorganism at this specific site. Transmission of endoscope-associated infection is avoidable by following validated reprocessing procedures.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2015;36(10):1233–1235

Type
Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 36 , Issue 10 , October 2015 , pp. 1233 - 1235
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© 2015 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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