Ultrasound endoscopes and routine microbiological surveillance – another critical device in reprocessing
Overall, a small proportion of endoscopes were contaminated. Significant differences were observed based on the type of endoscope, with ultrasound endoscopes performing worst.
Authors
- Walter Zingg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7438-1213)
- Marie-Theres Meier
- Branko Duvnjak
- Peter Werner Schreiber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8123-2601)
- Anna S. Mueller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3220-8944)
- Christoph Schlag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3227-2724)
- Silvio D. Brugger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9492-9088)
- Bhavya Chakrakodi
- Frank Bieger
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Theological Seminary Bienenberg (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2025-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.09.015
- Primary Topic
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00