Impact of duodenoscope reprocessing factors on duodenoscope contamination: a retrospective observational study
Manual cleaning times of ≤5 min increased the odds of contamination with MGO. Delays in reprocessing initiation and incomplete drying, traditionally considered as risk factors, were not associated with an increased risk of contamination in this study. Future research should explore whether enhanced surveillance of reprocessing times can mitigate duodenoscope contamination.
Authors
- Martine De Vos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0496-7038)
- Nicole S. Erler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9370-6832)
- Juliëtte A. Severin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5222-3017)
- Kees van der Ploeg
- Marco J. Bruno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9181-5499)
- Adriana J.C. Bulkmans
- Bibi Mason-Slingerland
Institutions
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2024.09.018
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.41