Colonoscopy
Endoscope Reprocessing
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
Hepatitis (B and C) Viruses
HIV
Patient Notification
Vanderbilt Medical Center
Endoscopy Patients at Vanderbilt Potentially Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis, County Officials Have Confirmed | Patient notification of an infection control breach is also discussed |
FDA data suggest that patient exposures to inadequately cleaned GI endoscopes potentially contaminated with infectious materials, while not assuring infection, may be under-recognized safety concern.