Contamination Rates in Duodenoscopes Reprocessed Using Enhanced Surveillance and Reprocessing Techniques: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Main Authors: Shivanand Bomman (Author), Munish Ashat (Author), Navroop Nagra (Author), Mahendran Jayaraj (Author), Shruti Chandra (Author), Richard A Kozarek (Author), Andrew Ross (Author), Rajesh Krishnamoorthi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims Multiple outbreaks of multidrug-resistant organisms have been reported worldwide due to contaminated duodenoscopes. In 2015, the United States Food and Drug Administration recommended the following supplemental enhanced surveillance and reprocessing techniques (ESRT) to improve duode...