Biofilms
Bronchoscopes
Case Study
Colonoscopes
Disease Transmission
Disinfection
Endoscope Sampling
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
GI Endoscopes
High-Level Disinfection
Infection Prevention
Instrument Reprocessing
Outbreak Investigations
Semicritical Devices
Case Study: A “Dirty” Gastrointestinal Endoscope
January 2, 2013 — This article presents a case study, for the purpose of education, that details events at a fictional facility known as “Hospital X.” Breaches in reprocessing protocols…