Discussions in Infection Control

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Category: Colonoscopy

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 |

November 26, 2024 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

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.

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Colonoscopy Corrective and Preventive Actions Device Contamination Device Recalls Disease Transmission Disinfection Endoscope Reprocessing Endoscope Sampling Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Ethylene Oxide Gas FUJIFILM Gastrointestinal Endoscopy GI Endoscopes Healthcare-Acquired Infections Infection Prevention Instrument Reprocessing Olympus Pentax Quality Assurance Quality System Regulation Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates Sterilization USA Today

USA TODAY: “Deadly bacteria on medical scopes trigger infections”

January 21, 2015 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

The USA TODAY article that everyone in the field is talking about: “Deadly bacteria on medical scopes trigger infections” (By: Peter Eisler, 6:21 p.m. EST January 21, 2015) Important quotes…

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