Storage cabinet design and infection prevention implications for long endoscopes
Cabinet design and storage method significantly influence endoscope drying and bacterial proliferation. Full vertical suspension may reduce contamination risk and enhance infection control practices.
Authors
- Miyuki Mizoguchi
- Ryu Yoneda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1218-3487)
- Satoshi Kitaura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7254-4582)
- Naomi Kakushima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9635-2099)
- Yosuke Tsuji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9537-4993)
- Kazuya Okushin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9584-043X)
- Mitsuhiro Fujishiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4074-1140)
- Daisuke Ohki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7400-0914)
- Takeya Tsutsumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0851-1887)
- Naomi Kondo Nakagawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7826-6798)
- Nobuhiko Satoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0701-3288)
- Mayo Tsuboi
- Keigo Iwazaki
Institutions
- University of Tokyo Hospital (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Infection Control
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2025.08.030
- Primary Topic
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00